a chronicle of time keeping Flashcards

(45 cards)

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chronicle =

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a written record, history, story of

historical events.

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timekeeping =

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the activity of recording the

time something takes

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3
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orbit =

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circle, revolve around, travel around,

go around,

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regulate=

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control, adjust, standardize.

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5
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advent

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= coming, start, arrival, the time when

something first begins to be widely used.

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6
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co-ordinate =

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organize, manage, direct, to

make various, separate things work together.

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communal =

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shared, common, public,
relating or belonging to all the people living in
a particular.

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accompany=

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go together with, come with, be

associated with, happen with, appear with.

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artificial=

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man-made, synthetic, non-natural.

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equator =

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an imaginary line drawn around

the middle of the Earth.

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11
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conspicuous

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= obvious, clear, noticeable

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clime

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= zone, region, a place that has a

particular type of climate.

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wax and wane

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= to increase and decrease
over time.
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14
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latitude

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= the distance north or south of the

equator, measured in degrees.

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formulate =

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invent, create, make, develop.

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municipal

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= civic, public, community,
#private.
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adopt

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= accept, approve, implement, apply,
#reject
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disseminate

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= spread, publish, distribute.

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19
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sundial =

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an object used in the past for

telling the time.

20
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cosmic

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= relating to space or the universe.

21
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interval

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= intermission, interlude, break.

22
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duration

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past that divided the daylight into an equal

number of hours,

23
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equinox

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solstice, one of the two times in a

year when night and day are of equal length

24
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counterpart

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= equal, colleague, equivalent.

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drip
= drop, come out, leak, #stream.
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denote
``` = indicate, represent, refer to, #connote ```
27
inscribed
= engrave, carve, to carefully cut, | print or write on smt
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dip =
dunk, immerse, to put something into a liquid for a very short time and take it out again.
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arise
= rise, ascend, appear, # retire
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evolve
= change, grow, advance, to develop and change gradually over a long period of time.
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commence
= start, begin, originate.
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supersede
= replace, supplant, displace.
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scheme=
plan, idea, method.
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the anchor escapement =
a type of | escapement used in pendulum clocks
35
dependency
= reliance, enslavement, | craving.
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integral
= connected, central, internal, | forming a necessary part of something.
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navigation
= routing, direction-finding the science or job of planning which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another
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accurate=
correct, precise, exact.
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calibrate
= standardize, adjust, regulate.
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descend=
downward, fall, drop, go down.
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escapement
a piece of machinery in a | clock from the spring or weight to a wheel.
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pendulum =
a long metal stick with weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock.
43
escape wheel
= a toothed wheel in the | escapement of a watch or clock.
44
beam down
= to transport somebody to or from a spaceship using special electronic equipment.
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precise
= exact, correct, accurate.