clock oor Xhosa

clock

/klɑk/, /klɒk/ werkwoord, naamwoord

An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.

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iwotshi

instrument to measure or keep track of time

One day, the clock in the bus station was five minutes ahead, so we missed our bus.
Ngenye imini, sashiywa yibhasi kuba iwotshi yesikhululo sazo yayiphambili ngemizuzu emihlanu.

Clock

(constellation) Clock

Soortgelyke frases

system clock
iwotshi yekhompyutha

clock speed
isantya sewotshi

voorbeelde

In fact, at the first meeting of the Board of Longitude, the only one who criticized the clock was Harrison himself!
Eneneni, kwintlanganiso yokuqala yeBoard of Longitude, ekuphela komntu owayigxekayo le wotshi nguHarrison ngokwakhe!

He must have a watch or a clock in the boat.
Makabe newotshi okanye ikloko esikhepheni.

BACK in 1947, scientists devised a “doomsday clock.”
EMVA ngowe-1947, izazinzulu zenza “iwotshi yomhla wentshabalalo.”

A Middle English version was written in 1391 by Geoffrey Chaucer, who himself owned and used an astrolabe, setting with it the recently invented clocks.
AmaNgesi aphakathi engxelo eyobhalwa ngonyaka wekhulu leshumi elinesithathu lamawaka linamashumi alithoba ananye nguGoerge Chaucer owaye ngumnini asebenza ngencutshe ebekwa ukudala kwiwotshi esandukulu ukwenziwa.

Grandfather 's Clock
Ikloko ka Tatomkhulu

Sure enough, when I finally get a breather and look at the clock, it is 6:15.
Ngokuqhelekileyo, xa ekugqibeleni ndisithi xha ndize ndikhangele ewotshini, ixesha yi-6:15.

One day, the clock in the bus station was five minutes ahead, so we missed our bus.
Ngenye imini, sashiywa yibhasi kuba iwotshi yesikhululo sazo yayiphambili ngemizuzu emihlanu.

That way of telling time is based on the system of a 24-hour clock.
Liyabizwa nangale ndlela ngenxa yokuba imini ineeyure eziyi-24.

A time management discipline that generally computes simulation time as the combination of scaled wall clock time plus an offset value. Category I simulations are often referred to as real time simulations. [DMSO-HLA]
Sisifundo sokulawula ixesha esithi sifake imfaniso yexesha jikelele kwikhompyutha njengokudityaniswa kwewatshi yedonga kunye nexabiso layo. Iimfaniso zodidi I zisoloko kubhekiselelwa kuzo njengemfaniso yexesha lokwenene. [DMSO-HLA]

If a clock is evidence of intelligent design, how much more so is the far more vast and complicated universe!
Ukuba iwotshi ibubungqina bomyili okrelekrele, kubeka phi ke ngommandla wendalo ophangalele nontsonkothe gqitha!

Thanks to that revolutionary innovation, clocks became so accurate that a new feature appeared on their faces —a minute hand!
Ngenxa yolo siba iiwotshi zalibamba ixesha kwaza kwafakelwa elinye isiba elibala imizuzu.

If you live in a Western land where store shelves are fully stocked and round-the-clock shopping may be possible, it is hard to imagine that there could be a looming shortage of natural resources.
Ukuba uhlala kumazwe aseNtshona apho iivenkile zihlala ziphuphuma yinto yonke nabantu bethenga imini nobusuku, kunganzima ukukholelwa ukuba bunqongophele ubuncwane bomhlaba.

Some might feel that they do not like to live by the clock, having every move governed by it.
Bambi basenokuvakalelwa kukuba abakuthandi ukuphila ngewotshi, kuze kufuneke ukuba ntshukumo nganye abayenzayo ilawulwe yiyo.

However, being punctual is not simply a matter of being controlled by the clock.
Noko ke, ukuba ngobamba ixesha ayingombandela nje wokulawulwa yiwotshi.

This clock is one of London’s famous landmarks, and its distinctive chimes are recognized worldwide.
Le wotshi yenye yezinto ezaziwayo zaseLondon yaye indlela ekhala ngayo yaziwa ehlabathini lonke.

A digital clock on the front of the cultural center of Beaubourg in Paris, France, shows the number of seconds remaining.
Iwotshi enkulu yamanani engaphambili kwiziko lenkcubeko laseBeaubourg eParis, eFransi, ibonisa inani lemizuzwana eseleyo.

Today, precise and inexpensive quartz-controlled clocks have replaced most of these big upright masterpieces.
Namhlanje azisasetyenziswa ezi wotshi zinkulu kodwa kusetyenziswa ezincinane ezilibambayo ixesha.

On Athos, the monks still live out their ancient liturgical daily routine, using the Byzantine clock (with the day beginning at sunset) and the Julian calendar (13 days behind the Gregorian).
EAthos, oonongendi basadla ngendeb’ endala, besebenzisa iwotshi yaseByzantium (apho usuku luqalisa ekutshoneni kwelanga) nekhalenda kaJulian (esemva ngeentsuku ezili-13 kwekaGregory).

If only she could make all the hands on the drawn clocks spin and stop at Star Awards Time!
Ukuba nje wayenakho ukuhambisa iintsiba zewotshi esephepheni zikhawuleze zifike zime kwiXesha leeMbasa eziziiNkwenkwezi!

Working around the clock, they directed the work of getting supplies to those in need and cleaning up and repairing homes that were damaged.
Besebenza imini nobusuku, balathisa umsebenzi wokusa izinto zoncedo kwabo babeswele yaye becoca belungisa namakhaya awayenomonakalo.

“Doomsday Clock” Advances
Ixesha “Lewotshi Yembubhiso” Liyaphela

As he moved from place to place, he slept in beds when these were offered by hospitable folks, often out in the open, and even in a barn with a burro for an alarm clock!
Njengokuba wayehamba kwiindawo ngeendawo, wayelala ezibhedini xa ezifumana kubantu ababuk’ iindwendwe, ibe ngokufuthi wayelala phandle, naseshedini evuswa ngamaesile!

For a time, Big Ben was the largest clock the world had ever seen, and it still is the most accurate public mechanical timepiece.
Kangangexesha elide, iBig Ben ibiyeyona wotshi inkulu ehlabathini yaye iseyeyona ilibambayo ixesha nangoku.

It’s true—an airport that can be used around the clock without being a nuisance!
Ngaba uMariya wayethwele uThixo eyimveku encinane kwisibeleko sakhe waza ekugqibeleni wazala uThixo uNyana?

Turn the high-speed lever clock-wise until it seats gently and then return it anti-clock-wise by three quarters of a turn.
Jika ileva yesantya esiphezulu jikeleze ide ihlale kakuhle uphinde ujikelezise ibuye ikota ezintathu ngojiko