Hour definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HOUR, n. our. [L. hora; also L. tempestivus, from tempus. See Time. But hour, hora, afterward came to signify a certain portion or division ... or duration of the diurnal revolution of the earth. An hour answers to fifteen degrees of the equator. It consists of ... 60 seconds, etc. 2. Time; a particular time; as the hour of death. Jesus saith, woman,my hour is not yet come. John 2. 3. The time ...
hour angle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body 2: (astronomy) the angular ... observer at a particular location and time of day [syn: hour angle, HA] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1837 the ... angle between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial object measured westward from the meridian Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ...
hour hand definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... hand of a clock that points to the hours [syn: hour hand, little hand] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1669 the ... face of a watch or clock Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty- ...
hour circle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... that passes through both celestial poles Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or ...
sidereal hour definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: 1/24 ... 24th part of a sidereal day Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or ...
Solar hour definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or ...
Hour plate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or ...
Hour line definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or ...
Hourly definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HOUR'LY, a. our'ly. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated. Observe the waning moon with hourly view ... must live in hourly expectation of having the troops recalled. HOUR'LY, adv. our'ly. Every hour; frequently; continually. Great was their strife which hourly was ...
eleventh hour definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" [syn: eleventh hour, last minute] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1826 the latest possible time < still making changes at the eleventh hour > Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour. ...last night's eleventh hour agreement. N-SING: usu ...
kilowatt hour definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a unit ... done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: kilowatt hour, kW- hr, Board of Trade unit, B.T.U.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Kilowatt hour Kil"o*watt` hour (Elec.) A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; -- approx. = 1.34 horse-power hour. Moby Thesaurus abampere, ...
The small hours definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; ...
... the regular quitting or closing time Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; ...
... inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery, heresy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L ... laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.] 1. The twenty-fourth ... minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; ...
half-hour glass definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hourglass Hour"glass`, n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from ... which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower. Note ... takes its name from the interval measured; as, a half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A three-minute glass is ...