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CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clockwork universe mean?
• CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE (noun)
The noun CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE has 1 sense:
1. the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
Familiarity information: CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("clockwork universe" is a kind of...):
Weltanschauung; world view (a comprehensive view of the world and human life)
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