I wouldn't say the inventor, had a reason for calling clocks clocks, the person in which invented clocks came up with the name himself
Some examples of clocks that Howard Miller Clock Company offers include mantel clocks and grandfather clocks. Another type of clock produced by the Howard Miller Clock Company are Swing Timers.
There is no suffix for clock. Usually for a word to have a suffix; it needs two or more syllables.
Some clocks are called chiming clocks because they give off a chiming, or striking, sound at various times. A striking, or chiming, clock sounds the hours audibly by using a bell or a gong.
first there were wind up clock, the battery opporated clock, and now electric clocks
It is unknown exactly where a clock comes from. The first clocks were called sundials and they have been used since ancient times.
The amount of clocks that the Clock Towers have varies on how the clock tower is supposed to look towards the citizens, so either one, two, three, or four clocks are on it.
A clock's face is called a dial. This is where the numbers and hands are located to indicate the time.
One very famous picture with clocks is called "The Persistence of Memory." It features melting clocks and was painted by Salvador Dalí.
Chelsea Clocks has a wide variety of vintage clocks. Some styles include the American Eagle Clock, the Ship's Bell Clock, and the Chelsea Library Desk Clock.
Atomic clocks are the most accurate clocks that are available to the general public. To date, the most accurate clock made is the so-called quantum logic clock, which is accurate to about one second in 3.7 billion years.
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The needle of a clock is referred to as a hand.