TIMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does times mean? 

• TIMES (noun)
  The noun TIMES has 2 senses:

1. a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

2. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

  Familiarity information: TIMES used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIMES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A more or less definite period of time now or previously present

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Context example:

it was a sign of the times

Hypernyms ("times" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "times"):

contemporary world; modern times; modern world; present times (the circumstances and ideas of the present age)

Roman times (the time period during which Rome dominated Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

multiplication; times

Context example:

four times three equals twelve

Hypernyms ("times" is a kind of...):

arithmetic operation (a mathematical operation involving numbers)

 Context examples 

There were forty crows, and forty times the Scarecrow twisted a neck, until at last all were lying dead beside him.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

There was hardly any one in the house who might not have described, from personal observation, better than herself; not one who was not more useful at times to her son.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries! said Meg, who could remember better times.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Minutes times micrograms per milliliter, divided by grams.

(Minute Times Microgram Per Milliliter Per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)

Minutes times micrograms per milliliter (area under the curve).

(Minute Times Microgram per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Then, placing his hand upon his breast and holding himself with great dignity, he uttered the word "Maretas" several times.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And yet there have been times when the poor girl has wanted to speak, and yet could not quite bring herself to take the plunge.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“We shall be able to do ten times more. Kingsweston! Aye, and Blaize Castle too, and anything else we can hear of; but here is your sister says she will not go.”

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Airway Questionnaire 20 (AQ20) Are there times when you have difficulty getting around the house because of your chest trouble?

(AQ20 - Difficulty Getting Around the House Because of Chest Trouble, NCI Thesaurus)

Minutes times grams per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by grams (dose or weight).

(Minute Times Gram Per Milliliter Per Gram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)