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local time
local time n the time in a particular region or area expressed with reference to the meridian passing through it lo′cal time`
n. the time based on the meridian through a specific place, as a city, in contrast to that of the time zone within which the place is located. [1825–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  local time - the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or customcivil time, standard timetime - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the pastAtlantic Standard Time, Atlantic Time - standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime ProvincesEastern Standard Time, Eastern Time, EST - standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United StatesCentral Standard Time, Central Time, CST - standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United StatesMountain Standard Time, Mountain Time, MST - standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United StatesPacific Standard Time, Pacific Time, PST - standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United StatesAlaska Standard Time, Yukon Time - standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of AlaskaHawaii Standard Time, Hawaii Time - standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian IslandsBering Standard Time, Bering Time - standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands |
TranslationsLocal Time
local time[′lō·kəl ′tīm] (astronomy) Time based upon the local meridian as reference, as contrasted with that based upon a zone meridian, or the meridian of Greenwich. Any time kept locally. Local Time in astronomy, time defined for a given site on the earth. Local time depends on the geographical longitude of the site and is identical for all points located on the same meridian. The difference in the local time of two sites is equal to the difference in the longitudes of the sites. Local time is determined from astronomical observations (in particular using solar clocks) at the given site. Local time was formerly in common use, but since the end of the 19th century it has been replaced in most countries (in the USSR since 1919) by standard time. Stellar local time is used in astronomy. In daily life, the term “local time” is often used for the time, usually standard time, that a particular city, town, or the like lives by. AcronymsSeelatchinglocal time
Synonyms for local timenoun the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth)SynonymsRelated Words- time
- Atlantic Standard Time
- Atlantic Time
- Eastern Standard Time
- Eastern Time
- EST
- Central Standard Time
- Central Time
- CST
- Mountain Standard Time
- Mountain Time
- MST
- Pacific Standard Time
- Pacific Time
- PST
- Alaska Standard Time
- Yukon Time
- Hawaii Standard Time
- Hawaii Time
- Bering Standard Time
- Bering Time
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