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noun

hour

OW-er/ˈaʊər/

A measured period of sixty minutes.

The clock's minute hand completes one full turn in an hour.

A simple analog clock with only twelve hour ticks and hands, a clear circular arc marks one full minute-hand rotation from twelve back to twelve, no numerals or words.
Etymology
hourGreekseason; portion of time

Greek hōra could name a season or a portion of a day. The modern sixty-minute hour reflects the fixed division of a full day into 24 equal parts, unlike older daylight hours that varied with the seasons.

In context

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you probably glance at a clock without thinking twice, but why does an hour have 60 minutes and a minute have 60 seconds?
Why Does an Hour Have 60 Minutes?

More examples

  • The drive takes two hours.
  • We rent the bikes by the hour.
  • Let the dough rise for half an hour.

Forms

hour · hours

hourly adjective — Happening or charged for each hour.

Similar words

period
A length of time, not necessarily sixty minutes.
interval
A span between events, without a fixed length.