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Meaning of atomic clock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.
  2. A radio clock.
    proscribed

Equivalents

العربية سَاعَة ذُرِّيَّة
Čeština atomové hodiny
Dansk atomur
Deutsch Atomuhr
Español reloj atómico
Suomi atomikello
Français horloge atomique
Gaeilge clog adamhach
Magyar atomóra
日本語 原子時計
한국어 원자 시계
Македонски атомски часовник
Nederlands atoomklok
Polski zegar atomowy
Português relógio atômico
Русский а́томные часы́
Svenska atomur
ไทย นาฬิกาอะตอม

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

atomic cocktail atomic emission spectroscopy atomic energy atomic F-bomb atomic fission atomic football

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