Clock Chimes Thirteen

Clock chime

A clock chime is a melody or a set of melodies played at intervals upon a set of bells to mark the passage of time. It is also the name of the installed set of bells, when they are not part of a larger bell instrument such as a carillon. Bells that play clock chimes are commonly placed in bell towers and elaborate floor clocks, but may be found any place where a large clock is installed.

Clock

A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month, and the year. Devices operating on several physical processes have been used over the millennia.

clock

Noun

1. Any device or mechanism that enables time to be measured or regulated.
2. In particular, a mechanical or electronic device that indicates the time of day through hands or a numeric display, and sometimes also through chimes.

Verb

1. To measure the duration of.
2. To measure the speed of.

chimes

Noun

1. plural of chime

Verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chime

thirteen

Numeral

1. The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

Noun

1. A group of thirteen items.