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clock time

DEFINITIONS OF: clock time

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n a reading of a point in time as given by a clock

Synonyms:
time
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SCLK, spacecraft clock time
the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
prime time
the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
hour, time of day
clock time
high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon
the middle of the day
mealtime
the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
late-night hour
the latter part of night
midnight
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
small hours
the hours just after midnight
bedtime
the time you go to bed
closing time
the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
the first light of day
early-morning hour
an hour early in the morning
sundown, sunset
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight
the time of day immediately following sunset
none
a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
happy hour
the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
rush hour
the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
zero hour
the time set for the start of an action or operation
canonical hour
(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
Type of:
indication, meter reading, reading
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
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