- apparent time
- noun Date: 1694 the time of day indicated by the hour angle of the sun or by a sundial
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Apparent time — Apparent Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent time — *Apparent solar time is the calculation of time based in the relative position of the sun. A sundial measures solar time.*Apparent time hypothesis in sociolinguistics proposes that age based variation in linguistic forms is often indicative of… … Wikipedia
apparent time — realusis laikas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. apparent time; real time; true time vok. Echtzeit, f; Realzeit, f; wahre Zeit, f rus. истинное время, n; реальное время, n pranc. temps réel, m ryšiai: sinonimas – tikrasis laikas … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Apparent-time hypothesis — In sociolinguistics, the apparent time hypothesis states that age stratified variation in a linguistic form is often indicative of a change in progress. That is, if in a survey of a population, patterned differences between the speech of… … Wikipedia
apparent time — noun or apparent solar time : the time of day at any particular place indicated by the hour angle of the apparent or true sun or by a simple sundial and differing from mean time by the equation of time … Useful english dictionary
apparent time — Astron. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun. Cf. mean solar time. [1685 95] * * * … Universalium
apparent time — noun time as indicated by the actual position of the sun. Compare with mean solar time … English new terms dictionary
Apparent — Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent horizon — Apparent Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
