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temporal hour

temporal hour noun: a unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.

Noun

temporal hour (plural temporal hours)

  1. A unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.
    Synonyms:
    planetary hour, seasonal hour, temporary hour, unequal hour

Synonyms of temporal hour

Forms of temporal hour

pluraltemporal hours

Origin of temporal hour

Calque of Latin hora temporalis.

Questions about temporal hour

What does temporal hour mean?
Temporal hour means a unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.
What part of speech is temporal hour?
Temporal hour is a noun.
What is the plural of temporal hour?
The plural of temporal hour is temporal hours.

Words near temporal hour in the dictionary

  1. temporal dead zones
  2. temporal deixis
  3. temporal distributive
  4. temporal fossa
  5. temporal fossae
  6. temporal hour
  7. temporal hours
  8. temporal lobe
  9. temporal lobes
  10. temporal logic
  11. temporal logics

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