Hour

Hour

The hour (common symbol: h or hr) is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.

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Famous quotes containing the word hour:

    “It is the hour when stink and sweat
    Subside to let the flesh forget
    Affinity for brick and lathe,
    The cold necessity to bathe
    And certain things one would forget.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “When I died last, and, dear, I die
    As often as from thee I go
    Though it be but an hour ago,
    And lovers’ hours be full eternity.”
    —John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

    “I shall see
    The hour of death draw near to me,
    Hope, blossoming within my heart,”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)