Uhr

Definitions of Uhr
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
    synonyms: Zeitmesser, Zeitmessinstrument, Zeitmeßinstrument
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    Eieruhr, Sanduhr
    timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
    Sonnenuhr
    timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
    Wecker
    a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
    Kuckucksuhr
    clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
    Pendeluhr
    a clock regulated by a pendulum
    Taschenuhr
    a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
    Stoppuhr
    a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
    Kirchturmuhr
    a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
    Wanduhr
    a clock mounted on a wall
    Armbanduhr
    a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
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    Messgerät, Messinstrument, Meßgerät, Meßinstrument
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
    synonyms: Uhrzeit, Zeit
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    Mittag
    clock time
    Mittagszeit
    the middle of the day
    Geisterstunde, Mitternacht, Mitternachtszeit
    12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
    Morgengrauen, Sonnenaufgang
    the first light of day
    Sonnenuntergang
    the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
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