Sentence examples for a sort of clock from inspiring English sources

Thus, they can act as a sort of clock, marking time since the rocks were last ice free and exposed to the atmosphere.

Hence, the idea of a "substance S" as a somatic change that functions as a sort of clock, independently of the presence of state-specific genes, cannot be entertained.

A: Sort of.

If you have an always-on broadband connection, that means your PC can now act as a sort of master clock for the rest of your home, and you can set all the clocks in your home accordingly.

They modelled a mechanism for measuring time, a sort of internal clock.

The circadian rhythm is a sort of biological clock that works in the cell level synchronized with a day rhythm of light condition.

The telomere, we now know, acts as a sort of molecular clock, allowing a cell to keep track of divisions and hence of its lifespan.

In Atlas Eclipticalis, which we will also perform, I become a sort of human clock, standing there measuring out time for the orchestra.

Isaac Newton believed that time was regulated by a sort of cosmic grandfather clock.

You will realize that Central Park is a sort of old alarm clock, with an external ring, daily wound up by people running around the lake".

A calendar is a sort of slow-motion clock, usually in the line of sight, marketing the passage of time, appointments, birthdays, holidays and other important events.