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Look up: day

  1. Day
    A day is the time taken for the earth to rotate once on its axis. Astronomically a day is reckoned to begin at noon; for civil purposes, at midnight.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Day
    Day is a township in Montcalm County Michigan, USA Day is a town in Marathon County Wisconsin, USA Day is a township in Clark County South Dakota, USA Day is a town in Saratoga County New York, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Day
    [n] - an era of existence or influence 2. [n] - the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis 3. [n] - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside 4. [n] - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance 5. [n] - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis 6. [n] - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) 7. [n] - some point or period in time 8. [n] - a period of opportunity 9. [n] - United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Day
    24 hours, the time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis
    Found on http://www.longman.co.uk/tt_secsci/resou

  5. Day
    Definition (keystage 1) 24 hours.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  6. Day
    Definition (keystage 2) The time it takes the earth to turn once on its own axis.<br /> For timekeeping we use the solar day, which is the time it takes for the same point on the earth to be facing the sun. But astronomers sometimes use the sidereal day, which is the time taken for a point on the earth to be facing the same way relative to th ...
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  7. Day
    Day noun [ Middle English day , dai ,, dei , Anglo-Saxon dæg ; akin to Old Saxon , D., Dan., & Swedish dag , G, tag , Icelandic dagr , Goth. dags ; confer Sanskrit dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. √69. Confer Dawn .] 1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/9

  8. day
    1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine. ... 2. The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. Ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the sa ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. day
    twenty-four hours noun time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; `two days later they left`; `they put on two performances every day`; `there are 30,000 passengers per day`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Day
    Clarence Day noun United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. day
    noun a period of opportunity; `he deserves his day in court`; `every dog has his day`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. day
    daylight noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; `the dawn turned night into day`; `it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Day
    A `day` (symbol: d) is a unit of time equivalent to 24 hours. It is not an SI unit but it is accepted for use with SI. The SI unit of time is the second. The term comes from the Old English `dæg`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day

  14. DAy
    Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  15. Day
    • (n.) (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc. • (n.) The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine. • (n.) The period of the earth`s revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. Day
    (from the article `Michelangelo`) The figures are among the artist`s most famous and accomplished creations. The immensely massive Day and Dusk are relatively tranquil in their ... ...before the observer the Madonna and Christ Child with the Medici patron saints, Cosmas and Damian; and beneath the two sarcophagi respectively lie ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/14

  17. day
    time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially the period of the Earth`s rotation. The sidereal day is the time required for ... [8 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/14

  18. Day
    Day is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Light, Hope` The name Day doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Day seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Day

  19. DAY
    Considered a basic unit of time as defined by the earth's motion. It represents the time needed for one complete revolution of the earth about its own axis. Also know as a sidereal day, it is approximately equal to 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds. Related term: night
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/d.html

  20. day
    The time it takes Earth to spin once around on its axis relative to some external reference. The two main references are the Sun, which leads to the solar day, and the stars, which leads to the sidereal day. The apparent solar day is the interval between two consecutive upper culminations (or uppe...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  21. day
    day, period of time for the earth to rotate once on its axis. The ordinary day, or solar day, is measured relative to the sun, being the time between successive passages of the sun over a stationary observer's celestial meridian. The length of a solar day varies during the course of a year, so for p...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08148


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9 November 2009

This day in history:
On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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