Standard Time

  

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Standard Time

Definition: Standard Time

Standard Time

Noun

1. The official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Standard Time

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

See time. (references)

Labor

A unit of measure that specifies the time it takes an average worker to perform a given job. Source: European Union. (references)

Law

The amount of time required for a repeated operation by an experienced worker of average skill working at normal pace and with due allowance for relaxation and interruptions. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Standard Time

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
STFSEnglishStandard time and frequency signal [service]Telecom

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Standard Time

Synonyms: civil time (n), local time (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Standard Time

English words defined with "standard time": Alaska Standard Time, Atlantic Standard Time, Atlantic TimeBering Standard Time, Bering TimeCentral Standard Time, Central Time, CSTdaylight saving, daylight savings, daylight-saving time, daylight-savings timeEastern Standard Time, Eastern Time, ESTHawaii Standard Time, Hawaii TimeMountain Standard Time, Mountain Time, MSTPacific Standard Time, Pacific Time, part-timer, PSTtime zone, To regulate a watchYukon Time. (references)
Specialty definitions using "standard time": Coordinated Universal TimeLocal Apparent Time, Local Standard Timeper capita useSolar Noon. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Standard Time

DomainTitle

Books

  • Eastern Standard Time : A Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism (reference)

  • Paul Desmond: Standard Time (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Standard Time

Computer Images:
Standard Time

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Photo Album: Standard Time

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

The Gemini IV space capsule is lifted aboard USS Wasp (CVS-18) on 7 June 1965, after completing a 62 revolution flight around the Earth in 97 hours and 56 minutes. The spacecraft, crewed by Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White, landed about 48 miles short of its target and some 400 miles east of Cape Kennedy, Florida, at 12:12 PM Eastern Standard Time on 7 June. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Gemini IV mission covered over 1,600,000 miles in the longest multimanned space flight yet flown. Caption information comes from the original NASA caption. Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Standard Time

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Somalia

Somalia is 8 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and does not observe daylight saving time. (references)

Nepal

Nepal is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time and does not observe Daylight Saving Time. (references)

Trade

Turkey

Time in Turkey is Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) plus two hours, and it is seven hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. (references)

Travel

Uruguay

Uruguay observes standard time. (references)

Greece

Athens time is 7 hours ahead of eastern standard time. (references)

Romania

Romania is seven time zones ahead of U.S.-Eastern standard time. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Standard Time

Expressions using "standard time": Alaska Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Bering Standard Time central Standard Time eastern Standard Time Hawaii Standard Time mountain Standard Time Pacific Standard Time. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Standard Time

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

eastern standard time

312

pakistan standard time

4

pacific standard time

155

greenwich standard time

4

central standard time

146

world standard time

4

mountain standard time

74

country standard time

4

eureka standard time

15

standard time universal

4

national standard time

12

angelo san standard time

4

current eastern standard time

12

atlantic standard time

4

standard time zone

11

format standard time time utc

3

indian standard time

10

lonesome standard time

3

standard time us

9

pacific standard time zone

3

central standard time zone

7

central correct standard time

3

eastern standard time zone

7

newspaper standard time

3

eastern official standard time

6

current pacific standard time

2

atomic clock standard time u.s

6

clock eastern standard time

2

correct eastern standard time

6

neopian standard time

2

hawaii standard time

5

atomic standard time transmitter

2

bureau national standard time

5

standard time clock

2

international standard time

5

mountain standard time zone

2

predetermined standard time

5

institute national standard time

2

british standard time

4

standard time u.s

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Standard Time

Language Translations for "standard time"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

местно време. (various references)

   

Danish

  

standardtid, normtid, normaltid (legal time, zone time). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

standaardtijd, zonnetijd (legal time, zone time), officiële tijd, normtijd (allowed time, normal time), normaaltijd. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vyöhykeaika (legal time, zone time), virallinen aika (legal time, zone time), työn vaatima tavanmukainen aika (allowed time, normal time), normaaliaika. (various references)

   

French

  

temps normalisé, temps normal, temps légal, temps de référence, temps de fuseau horaire, temps alloué, heure légale. (various references)

   

German

  

Normalzeit (allowed time, legal time, normal time, zone time). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επίσημη ώρα (legal time, zone time). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tempo normale, tempo di lavoro standard, ora legale (summer time). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

標準時 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひょうじゅ"じ. (various references)

   

Manx

  

traa meanagh, traa cadjinit. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

andardstay imetay

   

Portuguese

  

tempo-padrão, tempo legal (legal time, zone time), hora legal (official hour, prescribed hour). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

стандартное, декретное время. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tiempo tipo, tiempo normal (allowed time, normal time), tiempo de referencia (allowed time, normal time), hora legal (legal time, zone time). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

zontid (zone time), normtid (allowed time, normal time), normaltid (zone time). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Standard Time

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-e-i-m-n-r-s-t-t"

-2 letters: andradites, antitrades, attainders, dramatised.

-3 letters: admitters, andradite, animaters, attainder, attainers, diamantes, dramatise, dramatist, mansarded, marinaded, marinades, marinated, marinates, martinets, metatarsi, reattains, sanitated, staminate, tamarinds, tarantism, tearstain, tradesman, transited.

-4 letters: adamsite, admitted, admitter, airdates, amaretti, amentias, amirates, animated, animater, animates, antisera, araneids, ariettas, aristate, astatine, attained, attainer, damndest, dandiest, darndest, dataries, detrains, diamante, diastema.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-d-d-e-i-m-n-r-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: administrated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Abbreviations
12. Acronyms
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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