O'CLOCK


Meaning of O'CLOCK in English

/euh klok"/ , adv.

1. of, by, or according to the clock (used in specifying the hour of the day): It is now 4 o'clock.

2. according to a method for indicating relative position whereby a plane in space is considered to be numbered as a clock's face, with 12 o'clock considered as directly ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position.

[ 1710-20; see O', CLOCK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .