Unit Of Time (Noun)

Meaning

A unit for measuring time periods.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• A decade is a unit of time that consists of ten years.
• The ancient Egyptians used the lunar month as a unit of time for organizing their calendar.
• In modern times, the second has become a standard unit of time in many areas of life.
• The 24-hour clock uses the hour as its fundamental unit of time for measuring daily activities.
• Scientists use a wide range of units of time to express extremely long or extremely short time intervals.

Synonyms

• Time Unit

Hypernyms

• Measure
• Amount

Hyponyms

• Mean Solar Day
• Second
• Nanosecond
• Month
• Minute
• S
• Terrestrial Dynamical Time
• Hour
• 60 Minutes
• Femtosecond
• Bell
• Half-hour
• 24-hour Interval
• Quarter-hour
• Mean Time
• TDT
• Twenty-four Hour Period
• Quarter
• Picosecond
• Ephemeris Time
• Microsecond
• Terrestrial Time
• Day
• Sidereal Day
• Attosecond
• Solar Day
• Night
• Millisecond