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Wherever chocolate is made, chocolate is chocolate. And any month that contains the letter a, e, i, o, or u is the proper time to share it with others.
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Meaning of "proper time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER TIME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPER TIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proper 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 PROPER TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

proper time

Proper time

In relativity, proper time is the elapsed time between two events as measured by a clock that passes through both events. The proper time depends not only on the events but also on the motion of the clock between the events. An accelerated clock will measure a smaller elapsed time between two events than that measured by a non-accelerated clock between the same two events. The twin paradox is an example of this effect. The dark blue vertical line represents an inertial observer measuring a coordinate time interval t between events E1 and E2. The red curve represents a clock measuring its proper time τ between the same two events. In terms of four-dimensional spacetime, proper time is analogous to arc length in three-dimensional space. By convention, proper time is usually represented by the Greek letter τ to distinguish it from coordinate time represented by t or T. By contrast, coordinate time is the time between two events as measured by a distant observer using that observer's own method of assigning a time to an event.

Definition of proper time in the English dictionary

The definition of proper time in the dictionary is time measured by a clock that has the same motion as the observer. Any clock in motion relative to the observer, or in a different gravitational field, will not, according to the theory of relativity, measure proper time.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPER TIME

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proper class
proper fraction
proper motion
proper name
proper noun
proper psalm
proper subset
properdin
properispomenon
properly
properness
propertied
properties
Propertius
property
property bond
property centre
property company
property developer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPER TIME

ahead of time
all the time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of proper time in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «proper time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPER TIME

Find out the translation of proper time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proper 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 «proper time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适当的时候
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiempo apropiado
570 millions of speakers

English

proper time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उचित समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقت المناسب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собственное время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempo adequado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথাকাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bon moment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa yang sesuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

richtigen Zeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固有時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적절한 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu sing tepat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời điểm thích hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியான நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उचित वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğru zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

momento giusto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpowiedni czas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

власний час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timp util
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάλληλη στιγμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regte tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ordentlig tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

riktig tid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proper time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPER TIME»

The term «proper time» is regularly used and occupies the 75.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPER TIME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proper time

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4 QUOTES WITH «PROPER TIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proper time.
1
David Augsburger
Wherever chocolate is made, chocolate is chocolate. And any month that contains the letter a, e, i, o, or u is the proper time to share it with others.
2
Dean Inge
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
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Lee Konitz
After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way.
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John Mica
They've just gone over the line in my opinion, and again, there's a proper time for a pat down, there's a proper time for an advanced technology body search, but it has to be done with some thought.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPER TIME»

Discover the use of proper time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proper time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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God Gives All Things at the Proper Time
Those were the words written by a young girl named Heather. Recorded in this book are some of the wonderful moments God was kind enough to share with Heather, her Pony, and family through a miracle of hope in their great time of need.
Ava Bethune, 2010
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The Proper Time for the Publication of Banns of Matrimony in ...
Charles Sprengel GREAVES. words. It is admitted on all hands that the words “ immediately after the second lesson,” apply to “ evening service ;” now these words are connected with “ morning service ” by the conjunction disjunctive “ or,” and ...
Charles Sprengel GREAVES, 1867
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Observations on Sheathing Vessels, Seasoning Timber, the ...
With a Number of Other Valuable Observations Henry Guest. and there is no doubt in my mind, that it is rising long before February sets in. Now if we refer to Canada and our northern country, it will be found. that the sugar trees are ready to ...
Henry Guest, 1805
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Black Holes: An Introduction
2.1.3 Proper time Similarly, the time coordinate t is not the time kept by a standard clock in the exterior gravitational field of the body. We can see this from the metric (2.4). An increment of proper time kept by a stationary clock at a radius r, ...
Derek J. Raine, Edwin George Thomas, 2010
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Einstein's Space-Time: An Introduction to Special and ...
Then dr =u tdt, and the proper time between events turns out to be d = ds c = 1 c √ c2dt2 −u t2dt2 = √ 1− ut2 c2 dt =ut−1 dt (4.7) d is the time measured in the frame where both events happen at the same position, i.e., the frame moving ...
Rafael Ferraro, 2007
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The Ontology of Spacetime II
But, as I have suggested above, I believe much of the confusion about relativity comes from interpreting proper time as if it is simply the relative time of an observer in her own rest frame. This misinterpretation is encouraged by the analogy with ...
‎2008
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Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime
On the presentist view (recognizing only the existence of three-dimensional objects), each clock exists only at the moment 'now' of its proper time, as shown in Fig. 5.2a. According to observer A, both clocks exist at the 5th second of the ...
Vesselin Petkov, 2009
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Modern Physics: for Scientists and Engineers
(b) The longer worldline of a particle that moves in the positive x-direction and returns to the origin in a shorter amount of proper time. This leads to the following expression for the ratio of the lab time and the proper time (lab time) = 1 ...
John Morrison, 2009
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Original Buddhist Sources: A Reader
Buddha said, "In order to know the principle of Buddha-nature watch for the proper time and circumstance. When the time comes, Buddha-nature will be manifest." "In order to understand the principle of Buddha-nature" does not mean simply ...
Carl Olson, 2005
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The Halakhah: Between Israel and God, Part B
gave thought to it [to offer it up] whether outside of its proper time or outside of its proper place, It is invalid. And extirpation does not apply to it. [If] after he put in its oil and its frankincense, he gave thought to it [to offer it up] outside of its proper ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPER TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proper time is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 infection-control questions to ask about your gloves
Without using the proper gloves at the proper time, the protection that gloves offer may be minimized. "Gloves should be worn when there is ... «DrBicuspid.com, Jul 15»
2
Correction: Smoltz-Tommy John Surgery story
But these guys are not given the proper time to figure out what kind of pitcher they are," he said. "We learned how to pitch." Andrews sees a ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Attorney for Apple Valley man beaten by deputies withdraws …
“That would be the proper time to seek a motion of recusal,” Brunner said. Both Terrell and Brunner say no charges have been brought against ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
4
Craigslist ad leads to the death of Twin Falls man, shooters behind …
... on these types of social media sites. Find out who you are meeting with, and set up a proper time and location to conduct your business. «KMVT, Jul 15»
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Beijing Might Have Included A Boomerang In Its A-Shares Rescue …
Among the confidence boosters for the market last week was a pledge by the nation's major brokerages to buy more stocks "in a proper time" ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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Panel Recommends That US Adults Be Screened for Depression
However, it was also stated that doctors have the proper time and treatment options available should someone fall into the criteria of ... «HealthCentral.com, Jul 15»
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Farm Report: Nashville Spotlight with Steve Scarsone
... which is purely Barry-Zito-like, the velocity of the fastball probably looks about 92 to some of these hitters when he uses it at the proper time. «Athletics Nation, Jul 15»
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Fed hike, which is due, likely means gradual ramping up of interest …
... do financial industry professionals believe that the hike is coming this time, more importantly, most people now believe it's the proper time. «Lehigh Valley Business, Jul 15»
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WWE SummerSlam 2015 Updates: Will Sting Return?
WWE have some more big matches planned for SummerSlam and it looks like in order to give all those matches proper time to perform they are ... «Galaxy Reporter, Jul 15»
10
Koinonia - Questions about prayer
He said: “My words… will come true at the proper time.” I wonder how often we get ahead of God. We send up a prayer and wait for immediate ... «Aitkin Independent Age, Jul 15»

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