clock hour

noun

A full sixty-minute period (as opposed to a scheduled length of time that is called an "hour" but not equivalent to sixty minutes, such as a student hour).

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Meanings

nounclock hour (plural clock hours)

plural clock hours

  1. A full sixty-minute period (as opposed to a scheduled length of time that is called an "hour" but not equivalent to sixty minutes, such as a student hour).
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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