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    time signal

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Chronology, Broadcasting
    ˈtime ˌsignal noun [countable]  TMCTCBa sound on the radio that shows the exact time 〔收音机发出的〕报时信号
    Examples from the Corpus
    time signal• Whiston worried, of course, that bright lights might also falter when trying to deliver a time signal at sea.• At the end of the number there was a time signal followed by a commercial about a breakfast food.• Using the time signal and its origin, the receiver is able to calculate its location to within about 60 feet.
    ˈtime ˌsignal nounChineseSyllable
    exact a sound Corpus shows radio the the time that on


    time signal
    ˈtime ˌsignal noun [countable]
    a sound on the radio that shows the exact time


    time signalBrE /ˈtaɪm sɪɡnəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪm sɪɡnəl/ 🔊 nouna sound or sounds that show the exact time of day, especially a series of short high sounds that are broadcast on the radio （尤指收音机播放的）报时信号