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time standard

time standard noun: an agreed method of measuring time; a specification or standard of either the rate at which time passes, or of points in time, or of both.

Noun

time standard (plural time standards)

  1. An agreed method of measuring time; a specification or standard of either the rate at which time passes, or of points in time, or of both.

Forms of time standard

pluraltime standards

Words formed from time standard

Questions about time standard

What does time standard mean?
Time standard means an agreed method of measuring time; a specification or standard of either the rate at which time passes, or of points in time, or of both.
What part of speech is time standard?
Time standard is a noun.
What is the plural of time standard?
The plural of time standard is time standards.

Words near time standard in the dictionary

  1. time spread
  2. time stamp
  3. time stamped
  4. time stamping
  5. time stamps
  6. time standard
  7. time standards
  8. time stands still
  9. time step
  10. time steps
  11. time stop

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