mean time

noun

A mean (average) amount of time.

“mean time between failures”

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solar timemean solar time
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Meanings

nounmean time (usually uncountable, plural mean times)

plural mean times

  1. uncountableusuallyA mean (average) amount of time.

    mean time between failures

  2. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of meantime.
  3. uncountableusuallySynonym of solar time.

    Synonyms: solar time

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of solar time.

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solar time

More synonyms by meaning

noun(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)

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mean solar time
Broader
time unitunit of time
Also see
mean solar timesolar time

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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