12-hour clock

12-hour clock
A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.

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  • 12-hour clock — AM/PM redirects here. For the convenience store chain, see ampm. Clock system 12 hour 24 hour midnight (start of day) 12:00* 00:00 12:59 a.m. 00:59   1:00 a.m. 01:00   2:00 a.m. 02:00 … …   Wikipedia

  • 24-hour clock — 24H redirects here. For the Canadian newspaper chain, see 24H (newspaper). 24 hour clock 12 hour clock 00:00 12:00 a.m. (start of day) 12 midnight 01:00 1:00 a.m. 02:00 2:00 a.m. 03:00 3:00 a.m. 04:00 4:00 a.m. 05:00 …   Wikipedia

  • 24-hour clock — UK US noun [S] MEASURES ► the system of using 24 numbers instead of 12 to refer to the hours in the day: »Does the video use a 12 or 24 hour clock? »The meeting is at 4.30, or 16.30 for those using the 24 hour clock system …   Financial and business terms

  • 24 hour clock — n a clock, or a system of telling the time, according to which, for example, one ↑o clock in the afternoon is called 1300 hours (pronounced 13 hundred hours ) ▪ The trains run according to the 24 hour clock …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24-hour clock — noun A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as one single period. Syn: military time Ant: 12 hour clock …   Wiktionary

  • twelve-hour clock — noun A method of reckoning time by two successive periods of twelve hours, beginning again at 1 after 12 noon • • • Main Entry: ↑twelve …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thai six-hour clock — The six hour clock is one of two time systems used by Thais (the other being the 24 hour clock).The system has been used in some form since the days of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, but was codified in its present form in 1901 by King Chulalongkorn (in… …   Wikipedia

  • twenty-four-hour clock — noun A method of reckoning time by successive periods of twenty four hours, continuing the sequence with 13 after 12 noon • • • Main Entry: ↑twenty …   Useful english dictionary

  • hour — [ aur ] noun *** ▸ 1 60 minutes of time ▸ 2 a long time ▸ 3 time in which you do something ▸ 4 particular time of day ▸ 5 point in history/life ▸ 6 exact time ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a period of time that consists of 60 minutes. 30 minutes is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Clock patience — Clock Clock is a Patience game. See also Glossary of solitaire. Alternative Names Travellers Named Variants Watch Deck Single 52 card Family Non Builder …   Wikipedia

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