atomic clock
atomic clock FOCS-1 (Switzerland)
Meaning
Noun
- An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.
- A radio clock.
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