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CLOCK TIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Example:
the time is 10 o'clock
Synonyms:
clock time; time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("clock time" is a kind of...):
indication; meter reading; reading (a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument)
Attribute:
antemeridian (before noon)
postmeridian (after noon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clock time"):
SCLK; spacecraft clock time (the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft)
prime time (the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available)
hour; time of day (clock time)
