Definitions for turret clock
tur·ret clock

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1. turret clocknoun

   a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower

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1. Turret clock

   A turret clock or tower clock is a clock designed to be mounted high in the wall of a building, usually in a clock tower, in public buildings such as churches, university buildings, and town halls. As a public amenity to enable the community to tell the time, it has a large face visible from far away, and often a striking mechanism which rings bells upon the hours. The turret clock is one of the earliest types of clock. Beginning in 12th century Europe, towns and monasteries built clocks in high towers to strike bells to call the community to prayer. Public clocks played an important timekeeping role in daily life until the 20th century, when accurate watches became cheap enough for ordinary people to afford. Today the time-disseminating functions of turret clocks are not much needed, and they are mainly built and preserved for traditional, decorative, and artistic reasons. To turn the large hands and run the striking train, the mechanism of turret clocks must be more powerful than that of ordinary clocks. Traditional turret clocks are large pendulum clocks run by hanging weights, but modern ones are often run by electricity.

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1. turret clock

   A turret clock is a large mechanical clock which is typically installed in a tower or public building such as a church or municipal building. It is intended to be seen from a long distance, often having multiple faces and being audible as well. They are typically powered by a pendulum or mechanical escapement mechanism and may be connected to bells to strike the hours.

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1. Turret clock

   A Turret clock or a public clock is a clock that is larger than a domestic clock and has a mechanism designed to drive a visual time indicator such as dials and or bells as a public amenity. Turret clocks specifically had mechanisms mounted high in a building often a purpose built tower such as churches, town halls and other public buildings. Clocks were not referred to as turret clocks by clockmakers until recent times, often old clocks were recognised as turret clocks by their location. A true turret clock has mechanical and latterly electrical power and therefore sits late in the history of timekeeping. The following timeline of clocks is not comprehensive but does indicate the placement of turret clocks.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turret clock in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turret clock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turret clock
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turret_Clock
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=turret clock