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Meaning of "British Standard Time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH STANDARD TIME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH STANDARD TIME

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British Standard Time is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRITISH STANDARD TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Summer Time

During British Summer Time, civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. BST begins at 01:00 GMT on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01:00 GMT on the last Sunday of October. Since 22 October 1995 the times of commencement and cessation of daylight saving time across the European Union have been aligned – for instance Central European Summer Time begins and ends on the same Sundays at exactly the same time. In 2014, BST began on 30 March and ends on 26 October.

Definition of British Standard Time in the English dictionary

The definition of British Standard Time in the dictionary is the standard time used in Britain all the year round from 1968 to 1971, set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and equalling Central European Time.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH STANDARD TIME

British New Guinea
British North America
British Rail
British Red Cross Society
British shorthair
British Sign Language
British Somaliland
British Standard brass thread
British Standard fine thread
British Standard pipe thread
British Standard Whitworth thread
British Standards Institution
British Summer Time
British Technology Group
British Telecom
British thermal unit
British Union of Fascists
British Virgin Islands
British Visitor´s Passport
British warm

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH STANDARD TIME

Atlantic Standard Time
British Summer Time
Central Daylight Time
Central European Time
Central Standard Time
Eastern Daylight Time
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
Eastern Standard Time
FaceTime
Father Time
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Time
Hawaiian Standard Time
Mountain Daylight Time
Mountain Standard Time
Mountain Time
Newfoundland Standard Time
Old Father Time
Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Standard Time

Synonyms and antonyms of British Standard Time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «British Standard Time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRITISH STANDARD TIME

Find out the translation of British Standard Time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of British Standard Time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «British Standard Time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英国标准时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

British Standard Time
570 millions of speakers

English

British Standard Time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश मानक समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوقيت الرسمي البريطاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Британский стандарт Время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

British Standard Time
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ স্ট্যান্ডার্ড টাইম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

British Standard Time
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

British Standard Time
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

British Standard Zeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英国標準時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 표준 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris Standar Wayah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thời gian tiêu chuẩn Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் ஸ்டாண்டர்ட் டைம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश मानक वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Standart Saati
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Britannica Standard Time
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brytyjski Standard Time
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Британський стандарт Час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

British Standard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

British Standard Time
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Britse Standard Time
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

British Standard Time
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

British Standard Time
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Standard Time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH STANDARD TIME»

The term «British Standard Time» is normally little used and occupies the 109.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH STANDARD TIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «British Standard Time» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «British Standard Time» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Standard Time

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH STANDARD TIME»

Discover the use of British Standard Time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Standard Time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire Safety Engineering Design of Structures, Second Edition
John Purkiss. The standard furnace test is regulated on an international basis by ISO 834 (1975) which has been subject to amendments since 1975. National bases tend to be in essential agreement with the international standard, although  ...
John Purkiss, 2007
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British Civilization: A Student's Dictionary
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (geography) The time zone marked by the 08 meridian (of longtitude) which passes through Greenwich, south-east of central london. It serves as the basis for British standard time and also for all the other world ...
John Oakland, 2013
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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
... of Orthodontics B585 Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Studies - Bachelor of Science in Social Science - British Society of Soil Science BST Bachelor of Sacred Theology ' Agriculture bovine somatotrophin ~ British Standard Time ( 1968-71) ...
‎1998
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Encyclopedia of Time
Review of British Standard Time. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Risley, Allan S. The National Measurement System for Time and Frequency. Washington: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1976 .
Samuel L. Macey, 2013
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One Time Fits All: The Campaigns for Global Uniformity
Review of British Standard Time. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. United Kingdom. Parliament. House of Commons. Report, and Special Report, from the Select Committee on the [1908] Daylight Saving Bill, Together with the ...
Ian R. Bartky, 2007
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The Cosmic Time of Empire: Modern Britain and World Literature
In the work of Sarath Kumar Ghosh a clear and often polemical distinction is made between British standard time and a national, spiritual, or communal time understood as Indian. Ghosh sees the problems of British rule in India as directly  ...
Adam Barrows, 2010
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A Dictionary of British Institutions: A Students' Guide
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (geography) The time-zone marked by the 0° meridian (of longitude) which passes through Greenwich, south-east of central London. It serves as the basis for British standard time and also for all the other world ...
John Oakland, 2002
8
StarBriefs Plus: A Dictionary of Abbreviations, Acronyms and ...
... BioServe Space Technologies (USA-CO) q Bost (Afghanistan) (location identifier) • Brevet Superieur Technique • British Standard Time • British Summer Time • Bureau de Standardisation des Telecommunications q Byggstandardiseringen i ...
Andre Heck, 2004
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Routledge German Dictionary of Business, Commerce, and ...
~e Klassifikation / für Zoll und Überseehandel vw miernationaler Handel United Kingdom tariff and overseas trade classification (VKTOTO britisch: -e Norm / IND British Standard (BS); -e Normalzeit / GESCHÄFT British Standard Time; -es ...
‎1997
10
The Chambers Dictionary
B-Special See B BSlabbrev: bovine somatotrophin; British Standard Time; British Summer Time. STabbrev: British Telecom. Bt abbrev: Baronet. BTA abbrev: British Tourist Authority. BTCVaWwev: British Trust for Conservation Volunteers.
Allied Chambers, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH STANDARD TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Standard Time is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lindsey Vonn discusses her pals Wozniacki, Federer and life after …
[The game started at 12 a.m. British Standard Time.] It's amazing. I was texting with Abby (Wambach) and she was so fired up. I'm really happy ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Form 6-K Vale SA For: Jul 06
The second, in English, at 12:00 p.m. Rio de Janeiro time (11:00 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time, 4:00 p.m. British Standard Time, and 11:00 ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
3
Major Rolling Stones Exhibition to Debut Next April in London
... go on sale starting on Friday, July 10, at 9 a.m. British Standard Time/4 a.m. ET, and can be purchased online at StonesExhibitionism.com. «WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM, Jul 15»
4
Can Serena Williams once again be the wonder of Wimbledon?
THE first game of this year's Wimbledon will begin at 11.30am today (June 29) British Standard Time (BST), with wildcard Briton Liam Broady ... «Euro Weekly News, Jun 15»
5
Watch Rugby Live Online Free: Connacht Vs. Gloucester …
The match kicks off at 3:30 p.m. British Standard Time, which is 10:30 a.m. United States Eastern Time, 7:30 a.m. Pacific. ADVERTISING. «The Inquisitr, May 15»
6
Canaccord Sees 15% Upside On Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) Stock
The stock for Shell on the London Stock Exchange during trading hours at 1:17 (British Standard Time) was 0.33% up at 1977.50 pence. «Bidness ETC, May 15»
7
Stock Report on STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE:STM)
... its 2015 Investors & Analysts meeting from London, UK, on Tuesday, May 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. British Standard Time (BST) / 10:00 ... «Street Report, May 15»
8
Exit poll predicts Conservatives victory in UK elections
... warned against jumping to conclusions based on the poll, which was published after voting booths closed at 10pm British Standard Time. «Scroll.in, May 15»
9
STMicroelectronics to Webcast Investors & Analysts Day
... its 2015 Investors & Analysts meeting from London, UK, on Tuesday, May 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. British Standard Time (BST) / 10:00 ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
10
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Welcome a Daughter!
It was 6 a.m. British Standard Time and the press was none the wiser. After the Duchess was safely inside, the Kensington Palace press office ... «Kicker, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. British Standard Time [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/british-standard-time>. May 2024 ».
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