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time signal

noun

  1. a signal sent electrically or by radio to indicate a precise moment of time as a means of checking or regulating timepieces.


time signal

noun

  1. an announcement of the correct time, esp on radio or television
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of time signal1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

There is no constant rhythm or background beat; the time signal is conjured as needed.

When it’s dark, we produce melatonin, which acts as a time signal to the body, telling it we should be sleepy.

Depending on where you are in the United States, those frequencies will bring you to WWV and WWVH, two extremely accurate time signal stations.

He did not own a working clock; generally he depended on the TV for time signals, but today was Interspace Horizons Day, evidently.

They do this using time signals from GPS satellites’ ultra-precise atomic clocks.

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