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UT

UT

5.1
Time at Greenwich, England used as the world standard
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Tiempo universal
  • To coordinate the launch across different countries, we will use UT as our reference time.

Examples

  • Please convert your local time to UT to ensure we are all aligned for the meeting.

  • The schedule for the conference is set according to UT, ensuring all participants are on the same timing.

  • Prime is X minus UT divided by the famous square root.

  • What we have then is X prime is X minus UT divided by this famous square root.

  • Number one was the basic question of UT equals cux.

  • And once we do that, now we can create our own custom UT type just for emoji art.

  • Is that a reasonable equation UT equal minus UXX?

  • Now that's just this X prime here so far, that's just X prime minus UT prime.

Synonyms

UTC
vsUT
  • Specialized
62 4.0

The global time standard used to keep clocks the same everywhere

is the abbreviation for the traditional mean solar time rather than the adjusted standard
GMT
vsUT
  • Archaic
12 4.7

A time at zero longitude in Greenwich, England used as the world time reference

is the abbreviation used today for the named mean solar time
1 3.7

People use the time at Greenwich in England as the world time standard

is the abbreviation for that same mean solar time concept
Universal Time
vsUT
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Time at Greenwich, England that countries use as the world time standard

is the abbreviation used for that exact time concept
1 3.4

Time at Greenwich, England that is used worldwide as the standard

is the abbreviation used for that same prime meridian time
coordinated universal time
vsUT
  • Specialized
4.9

The global time for clocks, based on Greenwich time and adjusted with extra seconds to match Earth's rotation

is the abbreviation for the classic mean solar time not this updated system

Surface Forms

UT singular

Etymology

UT comes from Universal Time, the world standard time set at Greenwich, England. Think of 'universal' as 'for everyone', so UT is the single time people use to avoid confusion between time zones.