temporal hour

English

Etymology

A calque of Latin hora temporalis

Noun

temporal hour (plural temporal hours)

(units of measure) A unit of time reckoned as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.

Synonyms

temporary hour, seasonal hour, unequal hour, planetary hour

Hypernyms

hour; artificial day

Coordinate terms

equal hour, equinoctial hour

Translations

variable time unit

Hebrew: שעה זמנית
Latin: hora (la), hora temporalis
Old English: tīd

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