hours
(noun) an indefinite period of time; “they talked for hours”
hours
(noun) a period of time assigned for work; “they work long hours”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hours
plural of hour
• Horus, Roush, rohus
Source: Wiktionary
Hours, n. pl. Etym: [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. Hour.] (Myth.)
Definition: Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day. Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear. Gray.
Hour, n. Etym: [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.]
1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour At what hour shall we meet
3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. John ii. 4. This is your hour, and the power of darkness. Luke xxii. 53.
4. pl. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
5. A measure of distance traveled. Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. J. P. Peters. After hours, after the time appointed for one's regular labor.
– Canonical hours. See under Canonical.
– Hour angle (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.
– Hour circle. (Astron.) (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15º, or one hour, each. (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe.
– Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece.
– Hour line. (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial.
– Hour plate, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke.
– Sidereal hour, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day.
– Solar hour, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day.
– The small hours, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.
– To keep good hours, to be regular in going to bed early.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
