01 n. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
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The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
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The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?
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Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.“Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come.” — John ii. 4.“This is your hour, and the power of darkness.” — Luke xxii. 53.
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Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.(R. C. Ch.)
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A measure of distance traveled.“Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels.” — J. P. Peters.
Phrases & compounds
After hours —
after the time appointed for one's regular labor.
Canonical hours —
See under Canonical.
Hour angle —
the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.
Hour circle —
Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15°, or one hour, each.
Hour hand —
the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece.
Hour line —
A line indicating the hour.
Hour plate —
the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial.
Sidereal hour —
the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day.
Solar hour —
the twenty-fourth part of a solar day.
The small hours —
the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.
To keep good hours —
to be regular in going to bed early.