the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
2.
duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration.
3.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time.
4.
a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time.
5.
a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life.
a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time.
b.
the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed!
c.
a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war.
7.
a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc.
8.
the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room.
9.
a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight.
10.
a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate.
11.
Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison.
12.
the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane.
13.
leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now.
14.
a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it?
15.
a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch.
16.
an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything.
17.
the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time.
18.
an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right.
19.
the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time.
20.
each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat.
21.
times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster.
22.
Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity(def. 8).
23.
Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter.
24.
Music.
a.
tempo; relative rapidity of movement.
b.
the metrical duration of a note or rest.
c.
proper or characteristic tempo.
d.
the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo.
e.
the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time.
25.
Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time.
26.
Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse.
–adjective
27.
of, pertaining to, or showing the passage of time.
28.
(of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb.
29.
Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes.
30.
of or pertaining to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed.
–verb (used with object)
31.
to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race.
32.
to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes.
33.
to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.): They timed their strokes at six per minute.
34.
to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time.
35.
to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly.
–verb (used without object)
36.
to keep time; sound or move in unison.
—Idioms
37.
against time, in an effort to finish something within a limited period: We worked against time to get out the newspaper.
38.
ahead of time, before the time due; early: The building was completed ahead of time.
39.
at one time,
a.
once; in a former time: At one time they owned a restaurant.
b.
at the same time; at once: They all tried to talk at one time.
40.
at the same time, nevertheless; yet: I'd like to try it, but at the same time I'm a little afraid.
41.
at times, at intervals; occasionally: At times the city becomes intolerable.
42.
beat someone's time, Slang. to compete for or win a person being dated or courted by another; prevail over a rival: He accused me, his own brother, of trying to beat his time.
43.
behind the times, old-fashioned; dated: These attitudes are behind the times.
44.
for the time being, temporarily; for the present: Let's forget about it for the time being.
45.
from time to time, on occasion; occasionally; at intervals: She comes to see us from time to time.
46.
gain time, to postpone in order to make preparations or gain an advantage; delay the outcome of: He hoped to gain time by putting off signing the papers for a few days more.
47.
in good time,
a.
at the right time; on time; punctually.
b.
in advance of the right time; early: We arrived at the appointed spot in good time.
48.
in no time, in a very brief time; almost at once: Working together, they cleaned the entire house in no time.
49.
in time,
a.
early enough: to come in time for dinner.
b.
in the future; eventually: In time he'll see what is right.
c.
in the correct rhythm or tempo: There would always be at least one child who couldn't play in time with the music.
50.
keep time,
a.
to record time, as a watch or clock does.
b.
to mark or observe the tempo.
c.
to perform rhythmic movements in unison.
51.
kill time, to occupy oneself with some activity to make time pass quickly: While I was waiting, I killed time counting the cars on the freight trains.
52.
make time,
a.
to move quickly, esp. in an attempt to recover lost time.
b.
to travel at a particular speed.
53.
make time with, Slang. to pursue or take as a sexual partner.
54.
many a time, again and again; frequently: Many a time they didn't have enough to eat and went to bed hungry.
55.
mark time,
a.
to suspend progress temporarily, as to await developments; fail to advance.
b.
Military. to move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing.
56.
on one's own time, during one's free time; without payment: He worked out more efficient production methods on his own time.
57.
on time,
a.
at the specified time; punctually.
b.
to be paid for within a designated period of time, as in installments: Many people are never out of debt because they buy everything on time.
58.
out of time, not in the proper rhythm: His singing was out of time with the music.
59.
pass the time of day, to converse briefly with or greet someone: The women would stop in the market to pass the time of day.
60.
take one's time, to be slow or leisurely; dawdle: Speed was important here, but he just took his time.
61.
time after time, again and again; repeatedly; often: I've told him time after time not to slam the door.
62.
time and time again, repeatedly; often: Time and time again I warned her to stop smoking. Also, time and again.
63.
time of life, (one's) age: At your time of life you must be careful not to overdo things.
64.
time of one's life, Informal. an extremely enjoyable experience: They had the time of their lives on their trip to Europe.
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE tīma; c. ON tīmi; (v.) ME timen to arrange a time, deriv. of the n.; akin to tide1]
A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration: a long time since the last war; passed the time reading.
A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval: ran the course in a time just under four minutes.
A similar number representing a specific point on this continuum, reckoned in hours and minutes: checked her watch and recorded the time, 6:17 A.M.
A system by which such intervals are measured or such numbers are reckoned: solar time.
An interval, especially a span of years, marked by similar events, conditions, or phenomena; an era. Often used in the plural: hard times; a time of troubles.
times The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends: You must change with the times.
Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
One's lifetime.
One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
An interval, especially a span of years, marked by similar events, conditions, or phenomena; an era. Often used in the plural: hard times; a time of troubles.
times The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends: You must change with the times.
Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
One's lifetime.
One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
A suitable or opportune moment or season: a time for taking stock of one's life.
Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
One's lifetime.
One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
An appointed or fated moment, especially of death or giving birth: He died before his time. Her time is near.
One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
One's lifetime.
One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
One's lifetime.
One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
A period of military service.
A period of apprenticeship.
Informal A prison sentence.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
The customary period of work: hired for full time.
The period spent working.
The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
The period during which a radio or television program or commercial is broadcast: "There's television time to buy"(Brad Goldstein).
The rate of speed of a measured activity: marching in double time.
Music
The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
Chiefly British The hour at which a pub closes.
Sports A time-out.
adj.
Of, relating to, or measuring time.
Constructed so as to operate at a particular moment: a time release.
Payable on a future date or dates.
Of or relating to installment buying: time payments.
tr.v.
timed, tim·ing, times
To set the time for (an event or occasion).
To adjust to keep accurate time.
To adjust so that a force is applied or an action occurs at the desired time: timed his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.
To record the speed or duration of: time a runner.
To set or maintain the tempo, speed, or duration of: time a manufacturing process.
[Middle English, from Old English tīma; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
O.E. tima "limited space of time," from P.Gmc. *timon "time" (cf. O.N. timi "time, proper time," Swed. timme "an hour"), from PIE *di-mon-, from base *da- "cut up, divide" (see tide). Abstract sense of "time as an indefinite continuous duration" is recorded from 1388. Personified since at least 1509 as an aged bald man (but with a forelock) carrying a scythe and an hour-glass. In English, a single word encompasses time as "extent" and "point" (Fr. temps/fois, Ger. zeit/mal) as well as "hour" (e.g. "what time is it?" cf. Fr. heure, Ger. Uhr). Extended senses such as "occasion," "the right time," "leisure," or times (v.) "multiplied by" developed in O.E. and M.E., probably as a natural outgrowth of phrases like, "He commends her a hundred times to God" (O.Fr. La comande a Deu cent foiz).
"to have a good time ( = a time of enjoyment) was common in Eng. from c 1520 to c 1688; it was app. retained in America, whence readopted in Britain in 19th c." [OED]
Time of day (now mainly preserved in negation, i.e. what someone won't give you if he doesn't like you) was a popular 17c. salutation (e.g. "Good time of day vnto your Royall Grace," "Richard III," I.iii.18). Times as the name of a newspaper dates from 1788. Time warp first attested 1954; time capsule first recorded 1938, in ref. to New York World's Fair; time-travelling in the science fiction sense first recorded 1895 in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." To do time "serve a prison sentence" is from 1865. Time-honored is from 1593; time-worn is first attested 1729; time-keeper is from 1686; timeless "eternal" is 1628, earlier it meant "ill-timed" (1560). Time-limit is from 1880; time out in football is recorded from 1896. About time, ironically for "long past due time," is recorded from 1920. First record of timetable is attested from 1838, originally of railway trains. Behind the times "old-fashioned" is recorded from 1846, first attested in Dickens.
O.E. getimian "to happen, befall," from time (n.). Meaning "to appoint a time" (of an action, etc.) is attested from c.1300; sense of "to record the time of" (a race, event, etc.) is first attested 1670.
an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
2.
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
3.
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
4.
a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
5.
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
6.
a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
7.
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: clock time]
8.
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: fourth dimension]
9.
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter]
10.
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term]
verb
1.
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" [syn: clock]
2.
assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3.
set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4.
regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5.
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
the hour of the day Example: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?
Arabic:
الوَقْت، السّاعَه
Chinese (Simplified):
时刻
Chinese (Traditional):
時刻
Czech:
hodiny
Danish:
klokken
Dutch:
tijd
Estonian:
kellaaeg
Finnish:
aika
French:
heure
German:
die Zeit
Greek:
ώρα
Hungarian:
idő
Icelandic:
klukkan
Indonesian:
jam
Italian:
ora
Japanese:
時刻
Korean:
시각
Latvian:
Cik pulkstenis?
Lithuanian:
laikas
Norwegian:
klokke(slett), tidspunkt
Polish:
godzina
Portuguese (Brazil):
hora
Portuguese (Portugal):
horas
Romanian:
oră
Russian:
час; точное время
Slovak:
hodiny
Slovenian:
ura
Spanish:
hora
Swedish:
tid, klockan
Turkish:
zaman
time2[taim]noun
the passage of days, years, events etc Example: time and space; Time will tell.
Arabic:
الزَّمَن
Chinese (Simplified):
时间
Chinese (Traditional):
時間
Czech:
čas
Danish:
tid
Dutch:
tijd
Estonian:
aeg
Finnish:
aika
French:
temps
German:
die Zeit
Greek:
χρόνος
Hungarian:
idő
Icelandic:
tíminn
Indonesian:
waktu
Italian:
tempo
Japanese:
時
Korean:
시간, 기간
Latvian:
laiks
Lithuanian:
laikas
Norwegian:
tid
Polish:
czas
Portuguese (Brazil):
tempo
Portuguese (Portugal):
tempo
Romanian:
timp
Russian:
время
Slovak:
čas
Slovenian:
čas
Spanish:
tiempo
Swedish:
tid
Turkish:
vakit, zaman
time3[taim]noun
a point at which, or period during which, something happens Example: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time
Arabic:
ساعَة، فَتْرَه، عَهْد، وَقْت
Chinese (Simplified):
…时（候）
Chinese (Traditional):
…時(候)
Czech:
chvíle, doba
Danish:
tidspunkt; tid; -tid
Dutch:
tijdstip
Estonian:
aeg
Finnish:
aika
French:
moment, époque
Greek:
καιρός, ώρα
Hungarian:
idő(pont)
Icelandic:
stund, tímapunktur
Indonesian:
saat
Italian:
momento, ora
Japanese:
(～の)時
Korean:
(어떤 정해진) 때
Latvian:
laiks
Lithuanian:
metas
Norwegian:
tid(spunkt), periode, stund
Polish:
czas
Portuguese (Brazil):
momento, hora
Portuguese (Portugal):
hora
Romanian:
moment, vreme
Russian:
время
Slovak:
chvíľa, doba
Slovenian:
čas
Spanish:
momento; hora
Swedish:
tid, tidpunkt, -dags
Turkish:
vakit
time4[taim]noun
the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc Example: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!'
Arabic:
الوَقْت المُخَصَّص
Chinese (Simplified):
（以分、时、日为单位的）时间
Chinese (Traditional):
(以分、時、日為單位的)時間
Czech:
čas
Danish:
tid
Dutch:
tijd
Estonian:
aeg
Finnish:
aika
French:
temps
German:
die Zeit
Greek:
(διαθέσιμος) χρόνος
Hungarian:
idő
Icelandic:
tími
Indonesian:
waktu
Italian:
tempo
Japanese:
時間
Korean:
(어떤 일을 하는 데 필요한) 시간
Latvian:
laiks
Lithuanian:
laikas
Norwegian:
tid
Polish:
czas
Portuguese (Brazil):
tempo
Portuguese (Portugal):
tempo
Romanian:
timp
Russian:
время
Slovak:
čas
Slovenian:
čas
Spanish:
tiempo
Swedish:
tid
Turkish:
zaman, vakit, süre
time5[taim]noun
a suitable moment or period Example: Now is the time to ask him.
Arabic:
الوَقْت المُناسِب
Chinese (Simplified):
是…时间了
Chinese (Traditional):
是…時間了
Czech:
vhodná chvíle
Danish:
tidspunkt; tid
Dutch:
gelegenheid
Estonian:
sobiv hetk
Finnish:
oikea hetki
French:
moment
German:
der Zeitpunkt
Greek:
κατάλληλη στιγμή, περίσταση
Hungarian:
ideje (vminek)
Icelandic:
(rétt) augnablik, tækifæri
Indonesian:
saat
Italian:
momento
Japanese:
好機
Korean:
(…하는 데) 알맞은 시간
Latvian:
laiks; brīdis
Lithuanian:
laikas, momentas
Norwegian:
øyeblikk, tid
Polish:
czas, pora
Portuguese (Brazil):
hora
Portuguese (Portugal):
altura
Romanian:
moment
Russian:
подходящий момент
Slovak:
vhodná chvíľa
Slovenian:
pravi trenutek
Spanish:
momento
Swedish:
tidpunkt
Turkish:
tam zamanı, uygun an
time6[taim]noun
one of a number occasions Example: He's been to France four times.
Arabic:
مَرَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
次，回
Chinese (Traditional):
次，回
Czech:
krát
Danish:
gang
Dutch:
keer
Estonian:
kord
Finnish:
kerta
French:
fois
German:
das Mal
Greek:
φορά
Hungarian:
-szor, -szer, -ször
Icelandic:
sinnum
Indonesian:
kali
Italian:
volta
Japanese:
度数
Korean:
(몇) 번
Latvian:
reize
Lithuanian:
kartas
Norwegian:
gang
Polish:
raz
Portuguese (Brazil):
vez
Portuguese (Portugal):
vez
Romanian:
dată
Russian:
раз
Slovak:
-krát
Slovenian:
krat
Spanish:
vez
Swedish:
gång
Turkish:
defa, kere, kez
time7[taim]noun
a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc Example: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.
Arabic:
فَتْرَه، وَقْت
Chinese (Simplified):
时期
Chinese (Traditional):
時期
Czech:
období, časy
Danish:
tid; periode
Dutch:
tijd
Estonian:
ajajärk
Finnish:
ajanjakso
French:
période, temps
German:
die Zeiten (pl.)
Greek:
περίοδος, στιγμή
Hungarian:
időszak
Icelandic:
tími, tímabil, stund(ir)
Indonesian:
masa
Italian:
periodo, tempo
Japanese:
時期
Korean:
(특별한 경험을 한) 시간, 시절
Latvian:
laiks
Lithuanian:
periodas, laikotarpis
Norwegian:
tid, periode
Polish:
okres
Portuguese (Brazil):
tempo
Portuguese (Portugal):
tempo
Romanian:
moment, perioadă
Russian:
период; времена
Slovak:
obdobie, časy
Slovenian:
časi
Spanish:
época, período; momentos
Swedish:
tid, stunder
Turkish:
geçirilen zaman, yaşanan an
time8[taim]noun
the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo Example: in slow time
Arabic:
سُرْعَه، إيقاع
Chinese (Simplified):
（音乐的）速度
Chinese (Traditional):
(音樂的)速度
Czech:
tempo
Danish:
tempo
Dutch:
maat
Estonian:
takt
Finnish:
tahti
French:
tempo
German:
das Tempo
Greek:
χρόνος, ρυθμός
Hungarian:
ütem
Icelandic:
hraði, tempó
Indonesian:
tempo
Italian:
tempo
Japanese:
拍子
Korean:
박자, 템포
Latvian:
temps; takts
Lithuanian:
tempas
Norwegian:
takt, tempo
Polish:
tempo
Portuguese (Brazil):
tempo, andamento
Portuguese (Portugal):
tempo
Romanian:
tempo
Russian:
темп; такт; ритм
Slovak:
tempo
Slovenian:
tempo
Spanish:
tempo
Swedish:
takt, tempo
Turkish:
tempo
time1[taim]verb
to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something) Example: He timed the journey.
Arabic:
يَقيس الوَقْت
Chinese (Simplified):
计算（记录）时间
Chinese (Traditional):
計算(記錄)時間
Czech:
(z)měřit čas
Danish:
tage tid
Dutch:
timen
Estonian:
aega mõõtma
Finnish:
ottaa aikaa
French:
chronométrer
German:
Zeit messen von
Greek:
χρονομετρώ
Hungarian:
idejét méri (vminek)
Icelandic:
taka tímann á
Indonesian:
menghitung waktu
Italian:
cronometrare
Japanese:
時間を計る
Korean:
…의 시간을 재다
Latvian:
uzņemt laiku
Lithuanian:
skaičiuoti, užrašinėti (kieno) laiką, *trukmę
Norwegian:
ta tid
Polish:
mierzyć czas trwania
Portuguese (Brazil):
cronometrar
Portuguese (Portugal):
medir o tempo
Romanian:
a cronometra, a măsura
Russian:
засекать время;рассчитывать по времени
Slovak:
(od)merať čas
Slovenian:
meriti čas
Spanish:
cronometrar
Swedish:
ta tid på
Turkish:
saat tutmak, süreyi hesaplamak
time2[taim]verb
to choose a particular time for Example: You timed your arrival beautifully!
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future. See Note at space-time.
An interval separating two points of this quantity; a duration.
A system or reference frame in which such intervals are measured or such quantities are calculated.
Ap*par"ent\, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear.]1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. --Milton. 2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. It is apparent foul play. --Shak. 3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun. To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. --Macaulay. What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. --Reid. Apparent horizon, the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon. Apparent time. See Time. Heir apparent (Law), one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive. Syn: Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
Fore"lock`\, n. 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. Forelock hook (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. --Knight. To taketime, or occasion, by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. --Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.
So"lar\, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. Parasol. Sun.]1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below. 2. (Astrol.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun. [Obs.] And proud beside, as solar people are. --Dryden. 3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. 4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar. --Bacon. Solar cycle. See under Cycle. Solar day. See Day, 2. Solar engine, an engine in which the energy of solar heat is used to produce motion, as in evaporating water for a steam engine, or expanding air for an air engine. Solar flowers (Bot.), flowers which open and shut daily at certain hours. Solar lamp, an argand lamp. Solar microscope, a microscope consisting essentially, first, of a mirror for reflecting a beam of sunlight through the tube, which sometimes is fixed in a window shutter; secondly, of a condenser, or large lens, for converging the beam upon the object; and, thirdly, of a small lens, or magnifier, for throwing an enlarged image of the object at its focus upon a screen in a dark room or in a darkened box. Solar month. See under Month. Solar oil, a paraffin oil used an illuminant and lubricant. Solar phosphori (Physics), certain substances, as the diamond, siulphide of barium (Bolognese or Bologna phosphorus), calcium sulphide, etc., which become phosphorescent, and shine in the dark, after exposure to sunlight or other intense light. Solar plexus (Anat.), a nervous plexus situated in the dorsal and anterior part of the abdomen, consisting of several sympathetic ganglia with connecting and radiating nerve fibers; -- so called in allusion to the radiating nerve fibers. Solar spots. See Sun spots, under Sun. Solar system (Astron.), the sun, with the group of celestial bodies which, held by its attraction, revolve round it. The system comprises the major planets, with their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the comets; also, the meteorids, the matter that furnishes the zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn. The satellites that revolve about the major planets are twenty-two in number, of which the Earth has one (see Moon.), Mars two, Jupiter five, Saturn nine, Uranus four, and Neptune one. The asteroids, between Mars and Jupiter, thus far discovered (1900), number about five hundred, the first four of which were found near the beginning of the century, and are called Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta. Note: The principal elements of the major planets, and of the comets seen at more than one perihelion passage, are exhibited in the following tables: -- I. -- Major Planets. Symbol.Name.Mean distance -- that of the Earth being unity.Period in days.Eccentricity.Inclination of orbit.Diameter in miles ????????????????????? II. -- Periodic Comets. Name.Greatest distance from sun.Least distance from sun.Inclination of orbit.Perihelion passage. [deg] [min] 54 Encke's3.314.100.34212 541885.2 ????????????????????? Solar telegraph, telegraph for signaling by flashes of reflected sunlight. Solar time. See Apparent time, under Time.
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