How to read a clock (Time)

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List of words related to time reading

  • clock: a device used to tell the time
  • watch: a device used to tell time that is worn on a strap around the wrist
  • hour hand: the short hand in the clock
  • minute hand: the long hand in the clock
  • second hand: the long hand in the clock that always moves
  • 24-hour clock: no a.m./p.m., 13:00 is used instead of 1:00 pm.
  • 12-hour clock: uses a.m. to indicate morning and p.m. for afternoon
  • o clock: used after a number from one to twelve to say the time when it is exactly that hour.
  • half past ___: thirty minutes after
  • 1 day = 24 hours
  • 1 hour = 60 minutes
  • 1 minute = 60 seconds