hour

[ ouuhr, ou-er ]

/ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər /

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noun

a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.

any specific one of these 24 periods, usually reckoned in two series of 12, one series from midnight to noon and the second from noon to midnight, but sometimes reckoned in one series of 24, from midnight to midnight: He slept for the hour between 2 and 3 a.m. The hour for the bombardment was between 1300 and 1400.

any specific time of day; the time indicated by a timepiece: What is the hour?

a short or limited period of time: He savored his hour of glory.

a particular or appointed time: What was the hour of death? At what hour do you open?

a customary or usual time: When is your dinner hour?

the present time: the man of the hour.

hours,

time spent in an office, factory, or the like, or for work, study, etc.: The doctor's hours were from 10 to 4. What an employee does after hours is his or her own business.
customary time of going to bed and getting up: to keep late hours.
(in the Christian church) the seven stated times of the day for prayer and devotion.
the offices or services prescribed for these times.
a book containing them.

distance normally covered in an hour's traveling: We live about an hour from the city.

Astronomy. a unit of measure of right ascension representing 15°, or the twenty-fourth part of a great circle.

a single period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation, usually lasting from 40 to 55 minutes.Compare clock-hour.

Education.Also called credit hour. one unit of academic credit, usually representing attendance at one scheduled period of instruction per week throughout a semester, quarter, or term.

the Hours, Classical Mythology. the Horae.

adjective

of, relating to, or noting an hour.

Idioms for hour

one's hour,

Also one's last hour. the instant of death: The sick man knew that his hour had come.
any crucial moment.

Origin of hour

1175–1225; Middle English (h)oure<Anglo-French; Old French (h)ore<Latin hōra<Greek hṓrā time, season

OTHER WORDS FROM hour

hourless, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hour

are, hour , our

Words nearby hour

Hounsfield, hounskull, Hounslow, Houphouet-Boigny, houppelande, hour, hour angle, hour circle, hourglass, hourglass contraction, hourglass murmur

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Example sentences from the Web for hour

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The child almost died from the delay of an hour in seeking help.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her phone rings at least once an hour with questions from journalists, which she answers in Arabic, English, and sometimes French.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an hour he was back again with a huge bundle of dry wood.
A Roving Commission|G. A. Henty
Why should it break its pretty painted wings in trying to soar above the sunshine of the hour?
Miss Hildreth, Volume 1 of 3|Augusta de Grasse Stevens
After this it disappeared, having remained somewhat less than a quarter of an hour.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume II (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
At a quarter past the hour she felt so poorly as to be compelled to retire to her room.
'Farewell, Nikola'|Guy Boothby
At the end of a quarter of an hour of arrest, which had nothing disagreeable in it, he was simply asked to leave.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant

British Dictionary definitions for hour

hour

/ (aʊə) /

noun

a period of time equal to 3600 seconds; 1/24 th of a calendar dayRelated adjectives: horal, horary

any of the points on the face of a timepiece that indicate intervals of 60 minutes

the hour an exact number of complete hoursthe bus leaves on the hour

the time of day as indicated by a watch, clock, etc

the period of time allowed for or used for somethingthe lunch hour; the hour of prayer

a special moment or periodour finest hour

the hour the present timethe man of the hour

the distance covered in an hourwe live an hour from the city

astronomy an angular measurement of right ascension equal to 15° or a 24th part of the celestial equator

one's hour

a time of success, fame, etc
Also: one's last hour the time of one's deathhis hour had come

take one's hour Irish informal to do something in a leisurely manner

Word Origin for hour

C13: from Old French hore, from Latin hōra, from Greek: season

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with hour

hour

see after hours; all hours; by the day (hour); eleventh hour; happy hour; keep late hours; on the hour; small hours.

Scientific definitions for hour

hour

[ our ]

A unit of time equal to one of the 24 equal parts of a day; 60 minutes.♦ A sidereal hour is 124 of a sidereal day, and a mean solar hour is 124 of a mean solar day. See more at sidereal time solar time.

A unit of measure of longitude or right ascension, equal to 15° or 124 of a great circle.

单词	hour
释义	hour [ ouuhr, ou-er ] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hour ON THESAURUS.COM noun a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour. any specific one of these 24 periods, usually reckoned in two series of 12, one series from midnight to noon and the second from noon to midnight, but sometimes reckoned in one series of 24, from midnight to midnight: He slept for the hour between 2 and 3 a.m. The hour for the bombardment was between 1300 and 1400. any specific time of day; the time indicated by a timepiece: What is the hour? a short or limited period of time: He savored his hour of glory. a particular or appointed time: What was the hour of death? At what hour do you open? a customary or usual time: When is your dinner hour? the present time: the man of the hour. hours, time spent in an office, factory, or the like, or for work, study, etc.: The doctor's hours were from 10 to 4. What an employee does after hours is his or her own business. customary time of going to bed and getting up: to keep late hours. (in the Christian church) the seven stated times of the day for prayer and devotion. the offices or services prescribed for these times. a book containing them. distance normally covered in an hour's traveling: We live about an hour from the city. Astronomy. a unit of measure of right ascension representing 15°, or the twenty-fourth part of a great circle. a single period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation, usually lasting from 40 to 55 minutes.Compare clock-hour. Education.Also called credit hour. one unit of academic credit, usually representing attendance at one scheduled period of instruction per week throughout a semester, quarter, or term. the Hours, Classical Mythology. the Horae. adjective of, relating to, or noting an hour. Idioms for hour one's hour, Also one's last hour. the instant of death: The sick man knew that his hour had come. any crucial moment. Origin of hour 1175–1225; Middle English (h)oure<Anglo-French; Old French (h)ore<Latin hōra<Greek hṓrā time, season OTHER WORDS FROM hour hourless, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hour are, hour , our Words nearby hour Hounsfield, hounskull, Hounslow, Houphouet-Boigny, houppelande, hour, hour angle, hour circle, hourglass, hourglass contraction, hourglass murmur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hour So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour. How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze\|Lizzie Crocker\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380. ‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement\|Charlise Ferguson\|January 4, 2015\|DAILY BEAST He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance. What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?\|Goldie Taylor\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The child almost died from the delay of an hour in seeking help. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans\|Philip K. Howard\|December 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Her phone rings at least once an hour with questions from journalists, which she answers in Arabic, English, and sometimes French. A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda\|Ruth Michaelson\|December 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In an hour he was back again with a huge bundle of dry wood. A Roving Commission\|G. A. Henty Why should it break its pretty painted wings in trying to soar above the sunshine of the hour? Miss Hildreth, Volume 1 of 3\|Augusta de Grasse Stevens After this it disappeared, having remained somewhat less than a quarter of an hour. Buffon's Natural History, Volume II (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon At a quarter past the hour she felt so poorly as to be compelled to retire to her room. 'Farewell, Nikola'\|Guy Boothby At the end of a quarter of an hour of arrest, which had nothing disagreeable in it, he was simply asked to leave. The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete\|Constant British Dictionary definitions for hour hour / (aʊə) / noun a period of time equal to 3600 seconds; 1/24 th of a calendar dayRelated adjectives: horal, horary any of the points on the face of a timepiece that indicate intervals of 60 minutes the hour an exact number of complete hoursthe bus leaves on the hour the time of day as indicated by a watch, clock, etc the period of time allowed for or used for somethingthe lunch hour; the hour of prayer a special moment or periodour finest hour the hour the present timethe man of the hour the distance covered in an hourwe live an hour from the city astronomy an angular measurement of right ascension equal to 15° or a 24th part of the celestial equator one's hour a time of success, fame, etc Also: one's last hour the time of one's deathhis hour had come take one's hour Irish informal to do something in a leisurely manner See also hours Word Origin for hour C13: from Old French hore, from Latin hōra, from Greek: season Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hour hour see after hours; all hours; by the day (hour); eleventh hour; happy hour; keep late hours; on the hour; small hours. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to hour point, flash, juncture, time, date, occasion, bit, minute, stage, freedom, moment, event, space, convenience, excuse, hope, generation, past, second, turn Scientific definitions for hour hour [ our ] A unit of time equal to one of the 24 equal parts of a day; 60 minutes.♦ A sidereal hour is 124 of a sidereal day, and a mean solar hour is 124 of a mean solar day. See more at sidereal time solar time. A unit of measure of longitude or right ascension, equal to 15° or 124 of a great circle. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hour

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