Sentence examples for clock mechanism from inspiring English sources

One puts on record, sets a clock mechanism concealed under the hood, and goes to bed.

In "Three Watercolors" (1987), the prepared piano yields a sound more akin to the workings of a clock mechanism.

Sadly, it is let down by a plastic clock mechanism at the rear that is not enclosed.

The original clock mechanism, an old brass-and-wood structure comprising springs and gears and pulleys, is in a basement of the tower.

Late in the afternoon, Nick Sherwin, the owner of a jewelry shop in the Mastagni Building, was walking around downtown carrying the clock mechanism from the tower.

About halfway up the tower, a solenoid relays an electrical impulse from the clock mechanism to small coils that activate the hammers that ring the bells.

Like all living creatures, humans have a built-in clock mechanism governing a wide range of biological and behavioural systems, developed over millions of years.

Other items patented by Willard include a device for roasting meat, operated by a clock mechanism (1784), and an alarm clock (1819).

A so-called internal clock mechanism in birds involves the ability to gauge the angle of the Sun above the horizon.

The clock mechanism counts a second each time it swings.

Plants keep pace with daily environmental fluctuations through the endogenous timekeeping circadian clock mechanism.