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noon

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /nuːn/

noon means: Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.

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TWELVE PMA2

Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.

  • We eat lunch at noon.
  • Please arrive before noon tomorrow.
  • The shop closes at noon on Sundays.

Similar words: midday, twelve pm

Opposites: midnight

Common phrases: at noon, by noon, around noon

SUN HIGHESTC1

The time when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky at a particular place.

  • Shadows are shortest at solar noon.
  • Local noon depends on your position on Earth.
  • Solar noon came several minutes after twelve on the clock.

Similar words: solar noon

Common phrases: solar noon, local noon, sun at noon

AVERAGE SOLAR TIMEC2

Twelve o'clock in a time system based on the sun's average daily movement.

  • Mean noon occurs at twelve in mean solar time.
  • Astronomers compared apparent noon with mean noon.
  • A sundial does not always show mean noon accurately.

Similar words: mean solar noon

Common phrases: mean noon, mean solar noon

Questions about noon

What does noon mean?

Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.

What is noon in other languages?

Türkçe: öğle · Español: mediodía · Français: midi · Deutsch: Mittag · Italiano: mezzogiorno · 日本語: 正午

How do you pronounce noon?

It is pronounced /nuːn/.

How do you use noon in a sentence?

We eat lunch at noon. Please arrive before noon tomorrow.

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