Hour word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "hour" word
[noun] a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
[noun] clock time; "the hour is getting late"
[noun] a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
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(a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each.
(b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension.
(c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. {Hour hand}, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. {Hour line}.
(a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour.
(b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. {Hour plate}, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. --Locke. {Sidereal hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. {Solar hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. {The small hours}, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc. {To keep good hours}, to be regular in going to bed early.
Synonyms for hour
60 minutes, hr, minute, time of day
See also: 15 minutes | 30 minutes | aurora | break of day | closing time | daybreak | happy hour | min | noon | noonday | period | sidereal hour | solar day | sunrise | time period | twelve noon | twenty-four hours | twilight | unit of time | zero hour |
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Let's analyse "hour" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RUOH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
hour: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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