Universal Time

proper noun

A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping.

Similar
Greenwich Mean TimeGreenwich TimeGMTUTUT1
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

Similar
Greenwich Mean TimeGreenwich TimeGMTUTUT1
Broader
time
Also see
greenwich mean timegreenwich timeut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 世界時 /世界时
  • 世界時 /世界时 (shìjièshí)measure of time
Finnish yleisaika
  • yleisaikameasure of time
French temps universel
  • temps universelmeasure of time
Japanese 世界時
  • 世界時 (Sekaiji)measure of time
Korean 세계시
  • 세계시 (Segyesi)measure of time
Spanish Tiempo Universal
  • Tiempo Universalmeasure of time
Tamil பன்னாட்டு நேரம்
  • பன்னாட்டு நேரம் (paṉṉāṭṭu nēram)measure of time
Cite this entry
APA

Universal Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Time

MLA

“Universal Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Universal Time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Universal%20Time.

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