true time

noun

1. apparent solar time; the time as shown by a sundial.

true time

noun

1. the time shown by a sundial; solar time. When the sun is at the highest point in its daily path, the true time is exactly noon Compare mean time

Example Sentences

Being in doubt as to the true time, I am resolved to regard to-morrow, and every seventh day in succession, as the Sabbath.

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And is there any considerable difference between solar time, and true time?

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My father good-naturedly offered to regulate the halting watch by the true time.

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He varies a little, and there is a difference between solar time and true time.

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The Aztecs of Mexico, on the contrary, had a solar year, and had made an extraordinary advance in computing the true time.

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