Welted definition, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip. See more.
AM stands for âante meridiemâ, which means âbefore noonâ in Latin, while PM stands for âpost meridiemâ, which means âafter noonâ in Latin. 12-Hour Periods. Most clocks today are 12-hour clocks â they divide the 24 hours in a day into two 12-hour periods.
What do a.m. and p.m. stand for? Most English speakers know that a.m. refers to the hours from midnight and noon, and p.m. to the hours from noon and midnight. But what do these ubiquitous abbreviations stand for? The term we associate with the morning, a.m., is an abbreviation the Latin phrase ante merÄ«diem meaning âbefore middayâ; p.m. is an abbreviation of post merÄ«diem, meaningâyou guessed itââafter midday.â These two terms help â¦