clock-face
Noun: - The clock-face is the dial or surface of a clock or watch, on which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are marked with numbers or symbols, and around which the hands move to indicate the time.
- (The dial of the clock showing the time.)
- (The surface of the clock displaying the hour markings.)
"to read the clock-face": to interpret the time from the dial of a clock.
- Young children learn to read the clock-face in primary school. (They learn to tell time by looking at the dial.)
"clock-face layout": a design or arrangement that resembles the circular pattern of a clock dial.
- The garden was arranged in a clock-face layout, with paths radiating from a central fountain. (The garden's design mimicked the circular structure of a clock dial.)
Clock (n): a device for measuring and showing time, typically with a face and hands.
- The clock on the wall chimed loudly. (The timekeeping device.)
Clockwise (adj/adv): in the direction in which the hands of a clock move (from top to right, then down, then left, and back to top).
- Turn the knob clockwise to increase the volume. (In the direction of a clock's hands.)
Clockwork (n): a mechanism with a spring and gears, like that of a mechanical clock.
- The toy moved with precise clockwork. (A mechanism similar to a clock's inner workings.)
- Dial: the face of a clock or watch, especially one with a circular scale.
- The watch's dial was easy to read. (The surface showing the time.)
"like clockwork": very regularly and without problems.
- The train arrived like clockwork at exactly 8:00 a.m. (Very punctually and reliably.)
"turn back the clock": to return to an earlier time or state.
- He wished he could turn back the clock and make a different choice. (Reverse time or undo past actions.)