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universal time


universal time

n. Abbr. UT The time at the Prime Meridian, calculated from the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere and used primarily by astronomers.

universal time

n 1. (Units) (from 1928) name adopted internationally for Greenwich Mean Time (measured from Greenwich midnight), now split into several slightly different scales, one of which (UT1) is used by astronomers. Abbreviation: UT 2. (Units) Also called: universal coordinated time an internationally agreed system for civil timekeeping introduced in 1960 and redefined in 1972 as an atomic timescale. Available from broadcast signals, it has a second equal to the International Atomic Time (TAI) second, the difference between UTC and TAI being an integral number of seconds with leap seconds inserted when necessary to keep it within 0.9 seconds of UT1. Abbreviation: UTC

u·ni·ver·sal time

(yo͞o′nə-vûr′səl) The mean time for the meridian at Greenwich, England (0° longitude), which runs through the former site of the Royal Observatory. It is used as a basis for calculating time throughout most of the world. Also called Greenwich Mean Time.

Universal Time

A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping. Universal Time (UT1) is determined from observations of the stars, radio sources, and also from ranging observations of the moon and artificial Earth satellites. The scale determined directly from such observations is designated Universal Time Observed (UTO); it is slightly dependent on the place of observation. When UTO is corrected for the shift in longitude of the observing station caused by polar motion, the time scale UT1 is obtained. When an accuracy better than one second is not required, Universal Time can be used to mean Coordinated Universal Time. Also called ZULU time. Formerly called Greenwich Mean Time.
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Noun1.Universal Time - the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, Englanduniversal time - the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhereGMT, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, UT, UT1time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the pastcoordinated universal time, UTC - Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
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universal time


universal time

(UT), the international time standard common to every place in the world, it nominally reflects the mean solar time along the earth's prime meridianprime meridian,
meridian that is designated zero degree (0°) longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured. By international convention, it passes through the site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England; for this reason, it is sometimes called the Greenwich
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 (renumbered to equate to civil timecivil time,
local time based on universal time. Civil time may be formally defined as mean solar time plus 12 hr; the civil day begins at midnight, while the mean solar day begins at noon.
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). In 1884, under international agreement, the prime meridian was established as running through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, setting the standard of Greenwich mean timeGreenwich mean time
or Greenwich meridian time
(GMT), the former name for mean solar time at the site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which is located on the prime meridian.
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 (GMT). In keeping with tradition, the start of a solar day occurred at noon. In 1925 the numbering system for GMT was changed so that the day began at midnight to make it consistent with the civil day. Some confusion in terminology resulted, however, and in 1928 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) changed the designation of the standard time of the prime meridian to universal time. In 1955 the IAU defined several kinds of UT. The initial values of universal time obtained at 75 observatories, denoted UT0, differ slightly because of polar motion. By adding a correction each observatory converts UT0 into UT1, which gives the Earth's rotational position in space. An empirical correction to take account of annual changes in the speed of rotation is then added to convert UT1 to UT2. However, UT2 has since been superseded by atomic time (time as given by atomic clocksatomic clock,
electric or electronic timekeeping device that is controlled by atomic or molecular oscillations. A timekeeping device must contain or be connected to some apparatus that oscillates at a uniform rate to control the rate of movement of its hands or the rate of
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). Universal time is also called world time, Z time, and Zulu time.

In 1964 a new timescale, called coordinated universal time (UTC), was internationally adopted. UTC is more uniform and more accurate than the UT2 system because the UTC second is based on atomic time (although the UTC year is still based on the time it takes the earth to complete one orbit). Because the rate of the earth's rotation is gradually slowing, it is occasionally necessary to add an extra second, called the leap second, to the length of the UTC year; synchronization is obtained by making the last minute of June or December contain 61 seconds. About one leap second per year has been inserted since 1972.

universal time

(UT) The precise measure of time that forms the basis for all civil timekeeping. It conforms closely to the mean diurnal motion of the Sun.

UT is defined by a mathematical formula relating UT to sidereal time. It is thus determined from observations of the diurnal motions of stars. It is not a uniform timescale, however, due to variations in the Earth's rotation. The timescale determined directly from stellar observations is dependent on the place of observation, and is designated UT0. The timescale independent of location is obtained by correcting UT0 for the variation in the observer's meridian that arises from the irregular varying motion of the Earth's geographical poles; it is designated UT1. This is the timescale used by astronomers. It is counted from 0 hours at midnight, and the unit is the mean solar day.

Coordinated universal time (UTC) is based on International Atomic Time (TAI). Since Jan. 1 1972 the time given by broadcast time signals has been UTC. UTC differs from TAI by an integral number of seconds. UTC is kept within 0.90 seconds of UT1 by the insertion (or deletion) of exactly one second when necessary, usually at the end of December or June; these step adjustments are termed leap seconds. An approximation (DUT1) to the value of UT1 minus UTC is transmitted in code on broadcast time signals. TAI and UTC are recommended for the precise dating of observations. See also dynamical time.

universal time

[¦yü·nə¦vər·səl ′tīm] (astronomy) Greenwich mean time

universal time (UT)

universal time (UT)universal time (UT)A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping. Universal Time is based on mean sidereal time as measured in Greenwich. It is approximately equal to the mean solar time from Greenwich. Like most astronomical calculations, eclipse predictions are usually presented in terms of Universal Time. To convert UT into local time, one has to know what zone he or she is in and apply a zonal correction to the UT. The UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time, is synchronized and adjusted to stay within 0.9 s of UT.

Universal Time

(time, standard)(UT) The mean solar time along the primemeridian (0 longitude) that runs through the GreenwichObservatory outside of London, UK, where the current systemoriginated. UT is tied to the rotation of the Earth inrespect to the fictitious "mean Sun".

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was measured from Greenwich meanmidday until 1925 when the reference point was changed fromnoon to midnight and the name changed to "Universal Time".

There are three separate definitions, UT0, UT1, and UT2,depending on which corrections have been applied to theEarth's motion. Coordinated Universal Time is kept within0.9 seconds of UT1, by addition of leap seconds toInternational Atomic Time.
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universal time


Related to universal time: coordinated universal time, Zulu time
  • noun

Synonyms for universal time

noun the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England

Synonyms

  • GMT
  • Greenwich Mean Time
  • Greenwich Time
  • UT
  • UT1

Related Words

  • time
  • coordinated universal time
  • UTC
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