Zeit

Definitions of Zeit
  1. noun
    the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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    type of:
    Ausmaß, Dimension
    the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
  2. noun
    a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
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    type of:
    Spanne, Weile, Zeitaufwand, Zeitrahmen, Zeitraum, Zeitspanne
    an amount of time
  3. noun
    a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
    synonyms: Uhr, Uhrzeit
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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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