Definition

1. Noun:
   • Time zone: A designated area of the Earth that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. The Earth is divided into 24 such zones, each generally 15 degrees of longitude wide, where all locations within the zone share the same local time.

Usage Examples

• Noun: (Vietnam is in the GMT+7 time zone.) (When flying from Hanoi to New York, you will have to adjust your watch due to the time zone difference.) (The online meeting is scheduled for 9 AM Pacific Time Zone.)

Advanced Usage

• "lệch múi giờ": Refers to the phenomenon of "jet lag," the physical condition resulting from rapid travel across multiple time zones. (After the long flight, he had jet lag and felt very tired.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giờ địa phương (Local time): The official time within a specific region or locality.
• Giờ quốc tế phối hợp (Coordinated Universal Time - UTC): The primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time, replacing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
• Giờ tiết kiệm ánh sáng ngày (Daylight saving time): The practice of advancing clocks during warmer months to extend evening daylight.

Synonyms

• Khu vực giờ (Time region): A less common synonym for time zone.
• Fuseau horaire: The French term, often used in academic or historical contexts in Vietnamese.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This section is not typically applicable to the noun "múi giờ".)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly formed with the word "múi giờ".)

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