| 单词 | digital clock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdigital clock 3. Designating a timepiece or other instrument which displays information in the form of individual numerical digits rather than using hands or pointers on a dial, typically by means of an LED or liquid crystal display, as digital clock, digital watch, etc. Also: designating the numerical display itself, as digital display. Cf. analogue adj. 2. ΚΠ 1958 Science 10 Jan. 98 (advt.) Digital clock covers a 24-hour period. 1967 Pop. Sci. Aug. 158/1 The co-pilot calls out a pair of figures that the guidance computer flashes upon a digital display board. 1976 M. Apple Oranging of Amer. 67 The digital thermometer lies in the yoghurt just as snugly as if the mixture were a patient's milky tongue. 1980 J. Wainwright Dominoes ii. 53 The receptionist turned her wrist, consulted her expensive digital watch, then answered her own question. 1989 P. Horowitz & W. Hill Art of Electronics (ed. 2) i. 57/1 LEDs are also used for digital displays, most often the familiar 7-segment numeric display you see in calculators. 1996 Chef's Catal. Spring 56/2 Features programmable digital timer and drip interrupt. 2005 Computer Buyer May 88/2 A type of liquid crystal display (LCD), just like the screen of a digital watch. < as lemmas |
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