striking mechanism
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Striking clock — The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, commonly referred to as Big Ben, is a famous striking clock. A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell or gong. In 12 hour striking, used most commonly in striking… … Wikipedia
striking train — Horol. the gear train of the striking mechanism of a timepiece. Cf. going train. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
striking train — Horol. the gear train of the striking mechanism of a timepiece. Cf. going train. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Antikythera mechanism — The Antikythera mechanism (main fragment) The Antikythera mechanism ( / … Wikipedia
Repeater (horology) — A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the… … Wikipedia
History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… … Wikipedia
Longcase clock — The article Grandfather clock redirects here. For other uses, see Grandfather clock (disambiguation) A longcase clock with a pine case, c. 1790, by Thomas Ross of Hull. The two keyholes on either side of the dial show this to be an eight day… … Wikipedia
Heckler & Koch G36 — Infobox Weapon name=G36 caption=A G36 of the Bundeswehr. origin=flag|Germany type=Assault rifle is ranged=yes service=1997–present used by=See Users wars=Kosovo War, Afghan War, Iraq War, War in South Ossetia (2008) designer=Heckler Koch design… … Wikipedia
Grande sonnerie — (French, meaning grand strike ) is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock which combines a quarter striking mechanism with a repeater. On the quarter hour, it strikes the number of hours audibly on a gong, and then the number of quarter… … Wikipedia
Salisbury cathedral clock — The Salisbury Cathedral clock, a large iron framed clock without a dial located in the aisle of Salisbury Cathedral. The clock dating from about 1386 is the oldest working clock in the world. [cite web |last= | first=|title=Oldest Working Clock,… … Wikipedia
strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit … Universalium
