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• Universal Time — (UT) is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e., the mean solar time on the meridian of Greenwich, and GMT is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for UTC. In fact the… …   Wikipedia

• universal time — (often caps.) See Greenwich Time. Abbr.: UT. [1885 90] * * * Mean (solar) time of the Greenwich meridian (0° longitude). Universal Time replaced the designation Greenwich Mean Time in 1928; since 1972 it has been based on international atomic… …   Universalium

• Universal Time — (UT or Z)    the correct name for the time system previously called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): the standard time at longitude 0°. Universal Time is five hours later than Eastern Standard Time in the U.S. It is always stated on the 24 hour clock;… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Universal Time Coordinated — UTC, basis for uniform calculation of time in all parts of the world that is based on the atomic clock (method that is more modern and precise than GMT) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Coordinated Universal Time — UTC redirects here. For other uses, see UTC (disambiguation). Coordinated Universal Time (abbreviated UTC) is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich… …   Wikipedia

• Coordinated Universal Time — n. UNIVERSAL TIME as periodically adjusted to coordinate with atomic clocks: it serves as the official international basis for STANDARD TIME: abbrev. UTC * * *       international basis of civil and scientific time, implemented in 1963. The unit… …   Universalium

• Time from NPL — Map showing the location of the Anthorn VLF transmitter within Cumbria …   Wikipedia

• Clock drift — refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at the exact right speed compared to another clock. That is, after some time the clock drifts apart from the other clock. This phenomenon is also used for instance in computers to… …   Wikipedia

• Time in Australia —   UTC+08:00 …   Wikipedia

• Time zone — Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation). Local time redirects here. For the mathematical concept, see Local time (mathematics). This article is about time zones in general. For a list of time zones by… …   Wikipedia

• Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …   Wikipedia