time globe

English

Noun

time globe (countable and uncountable, plural time globes)

  1. (horology) A terrestrial globe mounted above a clock, and rotated once in a twenty-four hour period by clockwork, designed to display the time at any point on the globe by means of a stationary dial or ring encircling the globe at the equator.

Alternative forms
  • time-globe
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