60
Minutes per hour
Sixty, the number between 59 and 61.
Sixty appears in time measurement—sixty seconds in a minute, sixty minutes in an hour—a legacy of ancient Babylonian base-60 counting.
She's in her sixties means between 60 and 69 years old.
The sixties usually refers to the 1960s: The sixties changed everything.
Of ancient Mesopotamian empire
- degreesUnits of measurement
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- circleCurved closed shape
- arcCurved line segment
protractor · trigonometry · longitude · latitude · coordinate · divisibility · factors · dozenth
Leaving the workforce permanently
- seniorHigher in rank
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
AARP · grandparent · sexagenarian · aging · maturity · wisdom · experience · boomer
Babylonian
Of ancient Mesopotamian empire
arc · protractor · trigonometry · longitude · latitude · coordinate · divisibility · factors · dozenth · integer
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
pension · AARP · grandparent · sexagenarian · aging · maturity · wisdom · experience · boomer
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- legacyWhat's passed down
tribute · honoree · reunion · banquet · gala · toast · observance · festivity
minute
Sixtieth of an hour
countdown · timer · mph · BPM · tempo · hertz · cycle · rotation
- numbersone, two, four, three, 0
- Beats Per Minute80, 100, 120, tempo marking, slow tempo
- 60 secondsOne-sixtieth of an hour
- 60 MinutesLong-running TV news program
- 60 percentSix-tenths of total
six, sixty, sixteen, sixth, sixfold, sixthly, sextet, sextuple, hexagon