noun
Meaning 1
A mean (average) amount of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- mean time between failures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
mean time
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of meantime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of solar time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solar time
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mean solar time
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
History
Etymology
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