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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 mechanicsplay

  Familiarity information: CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE (noun)


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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