temporal hour

noun

A unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.

Similar
planetary hourseasonal hourtemporary hourunequal hour
OriginLatin hora temporalis →
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Meanings

nountemporal hour (plural temporal hours)

plural temporal hours

  1. A unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.

    Synonyms: planetary hour, seasonal hour, temporary hour, unequal hour

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.

Similar
planetary hourseasonal hourtemporary hourunequal hour
Also see
equal hourseasonal hour

Origin

  1. Latinhora temporalis
  2. Englishtemporal hour

Calque of Latin hora temporalis.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Hebrew שעה זמנית
  • שעה זמניתvariable time unit
Latin hora, hora temporalis
  • horavariable time unit
  • hora temporalisvariable time unit
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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