equal hours

A form of equal hour — 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).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of equal hour
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