часы — meaning in English

English meaning

• clock noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
• horologium name Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

часы is used for these senses in English:

• Horologium (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
• clock (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
• watch A particular time period when guarding is kept.

clock — full definition

1. noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
2. noun The odometer of a vehicle, which records distance travelled.
3. verb To measure the time or speed of something.
4. verb To notice or become aware of something.
5. verb To illegally alter a vehicle's odometer to show a lower mileage.

horologium — full definition

1. name Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
2. name Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.
3. name A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
4. name Alternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

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