quartz clock
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quartz clock
[′kwȯrts ¦kläk] (horology)
A clock using the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal, in which the crystal is introduced into an oscillating electric circuit having a frequency nearly equal to the natural frequency of vibration of the crystal.
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