temporal hour

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin hora temporalis.

Noun

temporal hour (plural temporal hours)

  1. A unit of time defined as 1⁄12 of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.
    Synonyms: planetary hour, seasonal hour, temporary hour, unequal hour
    Hypernyms: hour; artificial day
    Coordinate terms: equal hour, equinoctial hour

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