apparent time

əˈpærənt taɪm

Definition

Definition of apparent time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

subjective perceptiontime as perceived subjectively, often differs from actual time

The lecture seemed to last only minutes in apparent time.

subjective time

timekeeping

Dated

true solar time shown by a sundial

Dated

The sundial displayed the apparent time accurately.

solar time

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Expressions with apparent

apparent suicide

death that seems self-inflicted

The police are investigating the case as an apparent suicide.

for no apparent reason

adv.

without any clear or obvious cause or explanation

He started laughing for no apparent reason.

heir apparent

person expected to succeed to a job or position

She is the heir apparent to the CEO position.

heiress apparent

female heir whose right to inherit is indefeasible

As the heiress apparent, she will inherit the entire estate.

apparent movement

the sensation of seeing movement when nothing moves

The apparent movement tricked our eyes into seeing motion.

apparent temperature

temperature considering humidity and wind

The apparent temperature was higher because of the high humidity.

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop.

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

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analemma

astronomy

figure-eight diagram showing the Sun's apparent position at one daily time

Examples of apparent time in a sentence

The wait felt endless in apparent time.
The apparent time was different from the clock time.
Farmers relied on apparent time for their daily activities.

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French:temps apparent, heure solaire, ...
German:scheinbare Zeit, wahre Sonnenzeit, ...
Italian:tempo apparente, tempo solare, ...
Spanish:tiempo aparente, hora solar aparente, ...
Portuguese:tempo aparente, hora aparente, ...
Chinese:主观时间, 视太阳时, ...
Japanese:見かけの時間, 見かけ時, ...
Arabic:زَمَن ظَاهِر, وَقْت شَمْسِي ظاهِر, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן נִרְאֶה, ...
Russian:субъективное время, истинное солнечное время, ...
Ukrainian:суб'єктивний час, сонячний час, ...
Hindi:प्रकट समय, सौर समय, ...
Bengali:প্রকাশিত সময়, প্রকৃত সময়, ...
Catalan:temps aparent, hora solar, ...
Czech:subjektivně vnímaný čas, pravý sluneční čas, ...
Danish:tilsyneladende tid, sand soltid, ...
Dutch:schijnbare tijd, ware tijd, ...
Greek:φαινομενικός χρόνος, αληθινή ηλιακή ώρα, ...
Hungarian:látszólagos idő, valódi napidő, ...
Khmer:ពេលវេលាតាមការយល់ឃើញផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន, ពេលវេលាព្រះអាទិត្យពិតប្រាកដ, ...
Korean:주관적 시간, 태양시, ...
Persian:زمان ظاهری, وقت ظاهری, ...
Polish:pozorny czas, czas słoneczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo aparente, hora aparente, ...
Romanian:timp aparent, ora solară adevărată, ...
Swedish:upplevd tid, sann tid, ...
Thai:เวลาที่รู้สึกได้, เวลาแสงอาทิตย์, ...
Turkish:görünür zaman, görünen zaman, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian cảm nhận, thời gian mặt trời thực, ...

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