English > 24-hour interval: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis. |
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Synonyms | day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, solar day, mean solar day |
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Parts | day, daytime, daylight | The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside |
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hour, hr, 60 minutes | A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day |
night, nighttime, dark | The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside |
noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide | The middle of the day |
Narrower | date, day of the month | A particular but unspecified point in time |
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date | A particular day specified as the time something happens / happens |
eve | The day before |
morrow | The next day |
today | The day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow) |
tomorrow | The day after today |
yesterday | The day immediately before today |
Broader | time unit, unit of time | A unit for measuring time periods |
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Spanish | día, día solar |
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Catalan | dia, dia solar |
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