clocklike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of clocklike
Example Sentences
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To detect the spiraling pairs, observers train large radio telescopes on dozens of pulsars—collapsed stars emitting radio beams that, as the pulsar spins, appear as pulses with clocklike regularity.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2021
The clocklike graphic measures, in real time, the chances of different candidates winning in a particular caucus or primary.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2020
Time cells fire at successive moments but do not track time in a simple clocklike fashion.
From Scientific American • Jan. 14, 2020
When he went into his signature “duck walk,” his legs seemed to be made of rubber, and his whole body moved with clocklike precision — the visual statement of his music’s kinetic energy.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2017
Behind him, the clocklike sound of his father’s work resumed, an echo to the call of the bell.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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