NOUN | time | times | a more or less definite period of time now or previously present |
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act | times, multiplication | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division |
Sounds | tay'mz | |
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Rhymes | Maritimes ... sometimes: 4 rhymes with aymz... |
Meaning | A more or less definite period of time now or previously present. | |
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Example | "it was a sign of the times" | |
Narrower | Roman times | The time period during which Rome dominated Europe |
modern times, present times, modern world, contemporary world | The circumstances and ideas of the present age | |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | período, tiempos |
Meaning | An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed. | |
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Example | "four times three equals twelve" | |
Synonym | multiplication | |
Broader | arithmetic operation | A mathematical operation involving numbers |
Spanish | multiplicación, producto | |
Catalan | multiplicació |
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