noon
CEFR: A2
Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; the exact solar midpoint when the sun reaches its highest elevation in the sky. In formal and academic registers, it is predominantly used with the preposition 'at' (e.g. 'at noon') to denote a precise temporal benchmark rather than a vague period of the day.
Common Collocations
- at noon
- around noon
- high noon
Example Sentence
Data collection commenced promptly at noon to record peak solar radiation levels across the research facility.