English noun: time unit | |||
1. | time unit (time) a unit for measuring time periods | ||
Synonyms | unit of time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount, measure, quantity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | 15 minutes, 24-hour interval, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, attosecond, bell, day, day, ephemeris time, femtosecond, half-hour, hour, hr, mean solar day, mean solar time, mean time, microsecond, millisecond, min, minute, month, msec, nanosecond, night, picosecond, quarter, quarter-hour, s, sec, second, ship's bell, sidereal day, solar day, TDT, terrestrial dynamical time, terrestrial time, TT, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||