Time Vocabulary Time Vocabulary

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Analog ClockAnalog Clock

A device for measuring time by A device for measuring time by moving hands around a circle moving hands around a circle for showing hours, minutes, and for showing hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds sometimes seconds

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Digital ClockDigital Clock

A clock that shows time to the A clock that shows time to the minute using digits minute using digits

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minute (min) minute (min)

A unit used to measure short A unit used to measure short amounts of time; in one minute, amounts of time; in one minute, the minute hand moves from the minute hand moves from one mark to the next. one mark to the next.

60 seconds = 1 minute 60 seconds = 1 minute

Minute HandMinute Hand

The long hand on a clock The long hand on a clock

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HourHour

There are There are minutesminutes in an in an hourhour..

Hour HandHour Hand

The short hand on a clock The short hand on a clock

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Half-past or half hour Half-past or half hour

There are 30 There are 30 minutesminutes in a in a half half hourhour. .

o’clocko’clock

The clock shows 1 The clock shows 1 o'clocko'clock. .

A.M. A.M.

The time between midnight and The time between midnight and noon noon

noon noon

twelve o'clock in the day twelve o'clock in the day

P.M. P.M.

The time between noon and The time between noon and midnight midnight

midnight midnight

twelve o'clock at night twelve o'clock at night

Elapsed TimeElapsed Time

The amount of The amount of timetime that passes that passes from the start of an activity to from the start of an activity to the end of that activity the end of that activity

TIMETIME  

1 minute (min)= 60 seconds (sec)   1 minute (min)= 60 seconds (sec)   1 hour (hr)= 60 minutes1 hour (hr)= 60 minutes 1 day= 24 hours1 day= 24 hours 1 week (wk)= 7 days1 week (wk)= 7 days 1 year (yr)= 12 months (mo)1 year (yr)= 12 months (mo)         or 52 weeksor 52 weeks         or 365 daysor 365 days

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