digital clock
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl klɒk/
:
reloj digital
- Jamie turned slightly in the bunk and looked over at the glowing red numerals of the digital clock.
- digital clock counter
Examples
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On the nightstand to his left is a digital clock that reads 4:47 p.m.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her sister had bought a traveler's digital clock in the gift shop downstairs—it was 2:55 a.m.
Fiction book (1993) -
I looked at the big digital clock and the wall timetable.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lloyd opened one eye and looked at the digital clock.
Fiction book (1998) -
When she looked at the little digital clock her sister had bought her, she saw it was 4:56 a.m.
Fiction book (1993) -
When she's done, she stares at the digital clock on the wall.
Fiction book (1997) -
Glancing at the digital clock on his desk, Humphries asked, "When does the show end?"
Fiction book (2001) -
Storm squints at the digital clock beside him: 4:17 PM.
Fiction book (1990) -
At 2:37 by his digital clock, Bernstein awoke to the sound of sobbing.
Fiction book (1995) -
Jake looks up at a small digital clock sitting behind the bar.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device that shows the time of day, usually on a dial or screen
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'digital' (number- or electronically based) modifying 'clock' (timekeeping device): a clock that displays time using digits. This adjective+noun compound follows regular English composition and similar patterns in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Digital clock comes from the word digital, meaning 'digits' or numbers, and clock for the time device; picture bright numbers that change to show hours and minutes instead of moving hands. So the name reminds you it is a clock that shows time with numbers rather than 'hands'.