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:

    “And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 6:27.

    “Love is and was my Lord and King,
    And in his presence I attend
    To hear the tidings of my friend,
    Which every hour his couriers bring.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “What monster have we here?
    A great Deed at this hour of day?
    A great just Deed—and not for pay?
    Absurd,—or insincere.”
    —Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)