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24-hour clock

noun
/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːɹˌaʊə ˈklɒk/UK/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔɹˌaʊəɹ ˈklɔk/US

Etymology

From 24 + hour + clock.

  1. derived from *klek-✻
  2. derived from *klokkos✻
  3. derived from clocca
  4. derived from clocke
  5. inherited from clokke
  6. compounded as 24-hour clock — “24 + hour + clock”

Definitions

  1. A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period…

    A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours, with the result that midnight is indicated as 00:00 (or sometimes 24:00), and the hours from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. as 13:00 to 23:00.

    • Twenty-four hour clock time is gaining in favor.
    • The sidereal clock of the astronomer does run to a regular motion; but our 24-hour clocks do not, as we shall see later.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA