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Ampere hour
Ampere hour Amp[`e]re hour (Elec.)
The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a
current whose average strength is one amp[`e]re. It is used
as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The
terms
Canonical hoursCanonic Ca*non"ic, Cannonical Can*non"ic*al, a. [L.
cannonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique.
See canon.]
Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to
a, canon or canons. ``The oath of canonical obedience.'
--Hallam.
Canonical books, or Canonical Scriptures, those books
which are declared by the canons of the church to be of
divine inspiration; -- called collectively the canon. The
Roman Catholic Church holds as canonical several books
which Protestants reject as apocryphal.
Canonical epistles, an appellation given to the epistles
called also general or catholic. See Catholic epistles,
under Canholic.
Canonical form (Math.), the simples or most symmetrical
form to which all functions of the same class can be
reduced without lose of generality.
Canonical hours, certain stated times of the day, fixed by
ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of
prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the
Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In
England, this name is also given to the hours from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. m. (formerly 8 a. m. to 12 m.) before and after
which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish
church.
Canonical letters, letters of several kinds, formerly given
by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that
they were entitled to receive the communion, and to
distinguish them from heretics.
Canonical life, the method or rule of living prescribed by
the ancient clergy who lived in community; a course of
living prescribed for the clergy, less rigid than the
monastic, and more restrained that the secular.
Canonical obedience, submission to the canons of a church,
especially the submission of the inferior clergy to their
bishops, and of other religious orders to their superiors.
Canonical punishments, such as the church may inflict, as
excommunication, degradation, penance, etc.
Canonical sins (Anc. Church.), those for which capital
punishment or public penance decreed by the canon was
inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery, heresy. DhourraDhoorra Dhoor"ra, Dhourra Dhour"ra, or Dhurra Dhur"ra, n.
Indian millet. See Durra. half-hour glassHourglass Hour"glass`, n.
An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of
an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two
compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand,
water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small
aperture unto the lower.
Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of
time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a
half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A
three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass,
from being used to time the boiling of eggs. Half-hourly
Half-hourly Half"-hour`ly, a.
Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.
HourglassHourglass Hour"glass`, n.
An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of
an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two
compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand,
water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small
aperture unto the lower.
Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of
time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a
half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A
three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass,
from being used to time the boiling of eggs. HouriHouri Hou"ri, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[=i], h[=u]r[=a],
h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed,
black-eyed.]
A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans. HourisHouri Hou"ri, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[=i], h[=u]r[=a],
h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed,
black-eyed.]
A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans. Hourly
Hourly Hour"ly, a.
Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour;
frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.
In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. --Sharp.
Hourly
Hourly Hour"ly, adv.
Every hour; frequently; continually.
Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed.
--Dryden.
Kilowatt hour
Kilowatt hour Kil"o*watt` hour (Elec.)
A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt
acting for one hour; -- approx. = 1.34 horse-power hour.
Small hours 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
as, after a small space. --Shak.
5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still,
small voice.' --1 Kings xix. 12.
Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
of persons. ``His quests, great and small.' --Chaucer.
Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
from cannon.
Small beer. See under Beer.
Small coal.
(a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
--Gay.
(b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
coarser parts by screening.
Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
small size.
Small fruits. See under Fruit.
Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper.
Small hours. See under Hour.
Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See
Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a.
Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
about 41/2cents.
Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7.
Small stuff (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.
Small wares (Com.), various small textile articles, as
tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch. TreachourTreachetour Treach"e*tour, Treachour Treach"our, n. [See
Treacher.]
A traitor. [Obs.] ``Treachour full of false despite.'
--Spenser. Xanthoura luxuosaJay Jay, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied
to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often
handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.
Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay (Cyanocitta
cristata.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (A. Floridana), and the green jay (Xanthoura
luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome,
crested species. The Canada jay (Perisoreus
Canadensis), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and Whisky
jack.
Jay thrush (Zo["o]l.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (G. albogularis), of
India.
Meaning of Hour from wikipedia
- Such
seasonal hours, also
known as
temporal hours or
unequal hours,
varied by
season and latitude.
Equal hours or
equinoctial hours were
taken as 1⁄24...
- The ½
Hour News
Hour is an
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aired on Fox News. The
program presented news
stories from a
conservative perspective...
- A kilowatt-
hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h;
commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of
energy equal to 3.6
megajoules (MJ) in SI
units which is the energy...
- On the
Hour was a
British radio programme that
parodied current affairs broadcasting,
broadcast on BBC
Radio 4
between 1991 and 1992.
Written by Chris...
- The
modern 24-
hour clock is the
convention of
timekeeping in
which the day runs from
midnight to
midnight and is
divided into 24
hours. This is indicated...
-
traumatic injury Golden hour (photography), the
first hour after dawn and the last
hour before dusk
Golden hour, the
first hour of post-natal life, important...
- An ampere-
hour or amp-
hour (symbol: A⋅h or A h;
often simplified as Ah) is a unit of
electric charge,
having dimensions of
electric current multiplied...
- An
hour is a unit of
measurement of time. (The)
Hour(s) may also
refer to:
Canonical hours or
liturgical hours,
divisions of the day in
Christianity Book...
- Look up eleventh-
hour or
eleventh hour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
Eleventh Hour may
refer to: "The
eleventh hour", a
phrase in the Parable...
- 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...
