• The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before...
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    English speaking, use the 12-hour clock, or a mixture of the 24- and 12-hour time systems. In countries where the 12-hour clock is dominant, some professions...
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    (the study of timekeeping), the term clock was used for a striking clock, while a clock that did not strike the hours audibly was called a timepiece. This...
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    The six-hour clock (Italian: sistema orario a sei ore), also called the Roman (alla romana) or the Italian (all'italiana) system, is a system of date and...
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  • six-hour clock is a traditional timekeeping system used in the Thai and formerly the Lao language and the Khmer language, alongside the official 24-hour clock...
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    clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today...
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    arithmetic is in the 12-hour clock, in which the day is divided into two 12-hour periods. If the time is 7:00 now, then 8 hours later it will be 3:00...
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  • dictionary. 12 o'clock usually refers the time as shown on a 12-hour clock, either noon - 12 o'clock at daytime - or midnight - 12 o'clock at nighttime. 12 o'clock...
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  • [citation needed] The time can be written using either the 24-hour clock (23:59) or the 12-hour clock (11:59 p.m.). Dates are traditionally and most commonly...
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    special-purpose clocks, such as timers and sporting event clocks, are designed for measuring periods less than one hour. Clocks can indicate the hour with Roman...
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    Decimal time (redirect from 10-hour clock)
    Commons has media related to French Republican decimal time. 12-hour clock 24-hour clock Centesimal minute and second of arc Decimal calendar Hexadecimal...
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    However, if the 12:00 position is associated with a true bearing, then the observed position is also. For example, clock position on a 12-hour analog watch...
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    Hourglass (redirect from Sand clock)
    An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically...
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  • using the 24-hour clock (00:40) for maximum clarity in both Canadian English and Canadian French, but also allows the 12-hour clock (12:40 a.m.) in English...
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  • (1–12), or by Roman numeral (I-XII). Whether the 24-hour clock, 12-hour clock, or 6-hour clock is used. Whether the minutes (or fraction of an hour) after...
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    ring within a 12-hour dial. Schramberg. The Town Hall has an astronomical clock installed in 1913. Its indications are similar to the clock of Ulm (except...
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    the Great Clock of Westminster, and by extension to the clock tower and the clock itself. The Great Clock of Westminster is a striking clock with five...
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    making hour distantly cognate with year. The time of day is typically expressed in English in terms of hours. Whole hours on a 12-hour clock are expressed...
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  • day-month-year format (25 April 2024) and with the 12-hour clock (9:34 am) most commonly used, although 24-hour time is used for some applications–e.g. some...
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  • strictly to relative hours. Another feature of this ancient practice is that, unlike the standard modern 12-hour clock that assigns 12 o'clock pm for noon...
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    and 1957 to 1964. Polish people use both the 12-hour clock and 24-hour clock, though the 12-hour clock is more commonly used in speech when unambiguous...
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  • date of birth. The time can be written using either the 12-hour clock (8:41 am) or the 24-hour clock (08:41). New Zealanders typically write the date with...
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  • abbreviation for Latin post meridiem, meaning "after midday" in the 12-hour clock. PM or Pm or pm may also refer to: Palm mute, a guitar playing technique...
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    in a 24-hour clock. Having two sets of leaves for each hour also allows the clock to alternate between 12- and 24-hour display, every half hour, like this:...
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  • German-speaking Switzerland, only the 12-hour clock is used in everyday speech[citation needed]. A variant of the 12-hour clock is also used, in particular in...
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  • the ambiguities of the 12-hour clock cannot be tolerated. In the second, everyday usage, the day is divided into four six-hour periods.: 101  Additional...
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  • written and spoken formats. Official time is given using the 24-hour clock, and the 12-hour clock is often used in informal speech. "Seis de diciembre de mil...
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  • 4 P.M. may refer to: A time on the 12-hour clock 4 P.M. (group) "4 P.M.", song from Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band 4 O'Clock...
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  • 11 P.M. may refer to: A time on the 12-hour clock "11 PM" (song), a 2019 song by Maluma 11 P.M., an album by Penn Masala 11 P.M., an album by Paulo Mendonça...
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    of the circle. The twelve positions around the circle represent the 12-hour clock and the pile in the middle represents the hands. Play starts by turning...
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