temporal hour

English

Etymology

A calque of Latin hora temporalis

Noun

temporal hour (plural temporal hours)

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

Synonyms

• temporary hour, seasonal hour, unequal hour, planetary hour

Hypernyms

• hour; artificial day

Coordinate terms

• equal hour, equinoctial hour

Translations

variable time unit

• Hebrew: שעה זמנית
• Latin: hora (la), hora temporalis
• Old English: tīd