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| | Clock face -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | A clock face is the part of an (Something having the property of being analogous to something else) analog (A timepiece that shows the time of day) clock that tells time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hand or hands. |
 | | Clocks can indicate the hour with (A symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation) roman numerals or (One of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0) arabic numerals. |
 | | (A pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case) Longcase clocks (also known as (A pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case) grandfather clocks) typically use (A symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation) Roman numerals for the hours. |
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