# Shortt clock

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.

## Etymology
Invented in 1921 by British railway engineer William Hamilton Shortt in collaboration with horologist Frank Hope-Jones.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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