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:

    “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)

    “Ah! late I spoke to silent throngs,
    And now their hour is come.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Now I will believe
    That there are unicorns; that in Arabia
    There is one tree, the phoenix’ throne, one phoenix
    At this hour reigning there.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)