equal hour

noun

A unit of time defined as one twenty-fourth (¹⁄₂₄) of a full day–night cycle (as opposed to one twelfth of a varying daylight or nighttime cycle).

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temporal hour
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Meanings

nounequal hour (plural equal hours)

plural equal hours

  1. A unit of time defined as one twenty-fourth (¹⁄₂₄) of a full day–night cycle (as opposed to one twelfth of a varying daylight or nighttime cycle).

    Synonyms: temporal hour

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of time defined as one twenty-fourth (¹⁄₂₄) of a full day–night cycle (as opposed to one twelfth of a varying daylight or nighttime cycle).

Similar
temporal hour
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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