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cesium clock

ce·si·um clock (plural ce·si·um clocks)


noun 
Definition:
 
clock determining time with cesium atoms: a clock in which cesium atoms are stimulated by an alternating magnetic field and a precise time is determined when the frequencies of the atoms and the field match

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