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	\|'''Ngs'''\|\|???\|\|Mentioned in "[[The Age of Wrath Pt.3]]" by [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]. It may be an homage to [[Joe Ng]], who drew the issue.		\|'''Ngs'''\|\|???\|\|Mentioned in "[[The Age of Wrath Pt.3]]" by [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]. It may be an homage to [[Joe Ng]], who drew the issue.
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	\|'''Orbital Cycle'''\|\|~1 month\|\|In "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]", [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]], after hearing all his clones, mutters to himself: "This is going to be a LONG orbital cycle." ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 32 solar cycles or about a month.		\|'''[[Orbital Cycle]]'''\|\|~1 month\|\|In "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]", [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]], after hearing all his clones, mutters to himself: "This is going to be a LONG orbital cycle." ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 32 solar cycles or about a month.
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	\|'''Orn'''\|\|???\|\|A unit of undetermined duration. It is apparently defined as "one Cybertronian lunar day". {{storylink\|Yesterday's Heroes!}}		\|'''Orn'''\|\|???\|\|A unit of undetermined duration. It is apparently defined as "one Cybertronian lunar day". {{storylink\|Yesterday's Heroes!}}
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	\|'''Rotation''' ''(Cyberworld)''\|\|1 day\|\|According to head writer [[Ali Lightfoot]], ''Cyberworld'' treats cycles as being like years, with days being instead referred to as "rotations" ("on the planetary axis").<ref name="cyberworld" />		\|'''Rotation''' ''(Cyberworld)''\|\|1 day\|\|According to head writer [[Ali Lightfoot]], ''Cyberworld'' treats cycles as being like years, with days being instead referred to as "rotations" ("on the planetary axis").<ref name="cyberworld" />
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	\|'''Solar cycle''' ''(Animated)''\|\|~1 day\|\|In "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1", Megatron says he has spent "the last four million solar cycles searching the galaxy" for the AllSpark. The parallel to Generation 1's famous "four million years" implies that this unit is meant to be year-like. In "Part 3" Starscream refers to the 50-years of searching between the battle where "he defeated Megatron" and the present as 50 solar cycles, cementing this definition. However, in "Part 2", Optimus Prime and Ratchet have an exchange in which they use "solar cycle" in a way that is a better idiomatic match for "day" than "year". Further episodes continue with the "day" definition. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 10 megacycles, or about a day.		\|'''[[Solar cycle]]''' ''(Animated)''\|\|~1 day\|\|In "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1", Megatron says he has spent "the last four million solar cycles searching the galaxy" for the AllSpark. The parallel to Generation 1's famous "four million years" implies that this unit is meant to be year-like. In "Part 3" Starscream refers to the 50-years of searching between the battle where "he defeated Megatron" and the present as 50 solar cycles, cementing this definition. However, in "Part 2", Optimus Prime and Ratchet have an exchange in which they use "solar cycle" in a way that is a better idiomatic match for "day" than "year". Further episodes continue with the "day" definition. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 10 megacycles, or about a day.
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	\|'''Solar cycle''' ''(Beast Machines)''\|\|~1 day\|\|In the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[The Weak Component]]", Rattrap uses the term "half a solar cycle" to describe the amount of time the Maximal would leave Megatron alone in order to regain his strength: one night, from dusk-to-dawn.		\|'''Solar cycle''' ''(Beast Machines)''\|\|~1 day\|\|In the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[The Weak Component]]", Rattrap uses the term "half a solar cycle" to describe the amount of time the Maximal would leave Megatron alone in order to regain his strength: one night, from dusk-to-dawn.

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	\|'''Breem'''\|\|8.3 minutes\|\|Originally defined in the [[Marvel Comics]] story "[[The Smelting Pool!]]," also used in [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave's]] comics. In the story [[Meltdown!]] it was further defined as approximately 8.35 minutes.		\|'''Breem'''\|\|8.3 minutes\|\|Originally defined in the [[Marvel Comics]] story "[[The Smelting Pool!]]," also used in [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave's]] comics. In the story [[Meltdown!]] it was further defined as approximately 8.35 minutes.
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	\|'''Century'''\|\|???\|\|In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' premiere, "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", several references are made to the [[Great War (G1)\|Great Wars]] ending "centuries ago", all prior to first contact between Transformers and [[Earth]]. This is probably a case of dialogue being written for human observers rather than indicating the existence of a "Cybertronian century", but it is included here for completeness. Similarly, the history video at the very beginning of the episode refers to "millions of years", an Earth unit. It is unclear how this time should be interpreted. Starscream also refers to the search for the AllSpark as lasting "centuries", which is at odds with Megatron's own statement that it has been "four million solar cycles" (see below).		\|'''Century'''\|\|???\|\|In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' premiere, "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", several references are made to the [[Great War (Animated)\|Great Wars]] ending "centuries ago", all prior to first contact between Transformers and [[Earth]]. This is probably a case of dialogue being written for human observers rather than indicating the existence of a "Cybertronian century", but it is included here for completeness. Similarly, the history video at the very beginning of the episode refers to "millions of years", an Earth unit. It is unclear how this time should be interpreted. Starscream also refers to the search for the AllSpark as lasting "centuries", which is at odds with Megatron's own statement that it has been "four million solar cycles" (see below).
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	\|'''Chord'''\|\|Days? Weeks?\|\|First mentioned in "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc]]" as an aspect of the calendar ([[Drift (G1)\|Drift's]] encounter with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] occurred on the 4th chord of 4th Cycle 501). The final events of the flashbacks in "[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading]]" occur only one chord later. Given the pacing of events, a chord can't be shorter than a few hours, but certainly shorter than a month.		\|'''Chord'''\|\|Days? Weeks?\|\|First mentioned in "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc]]" as an aspect of the calendar ([[Drift (G1)\|Drift's]] encounter with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] occurred on the 4th chord of 4th Cycle 501). The final events of the flashbacks in "[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading]]" occur only one chord later. Given the pacing of events, a chord can't be shorter than a few hours, but certainly shorter than a month.

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	\|'''Lightyear'''\|\|(a very long time)\|\|Used exclusively in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]], a lightyear is an epochal unit of time.<ref>"A [[Primus\|unique digital entity]] came into being lightyears ago, and created the Transformers." ("[[First Encounter]]")</ref><ref>"[[Omega Supreme (Energon)\|Omega Supreme]] fought Unicron lightyears before Optimus Prime's Autobots even existed." ("[[Omega Supreme (episode)\|Omega Supreme]]")</ref><ref>This is technically incorrect, as a {{w\|lightyear}} is a unit of distance and not time.</ref>		\|'''Lightyear'''\|\|(a very long time)\|\|Used exclusively in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]], a lightyear is an epochal unit of time.<ref>"A [[Primus\|unique digital entity]] came into being lightyears ago, and created the Transformers." ("[[First Encounter]]")</ref><ref>"[[Omega Supreme (Energon)\|Omega Supreme]] fought Unicron lightyears before Optimus Prime's Autobots even existed." ("[[Omega Supreme (episode)\|Omega Supreme]]")</ref><ref>This is technically incorrect, as a {{w\|lightyear}} is a unit of distance and not time.</ref>
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	\|'''Megacycle''' ''(Animated)''\|\|~2.6 hours\|\|In "[[Lost and Found (~~episode~~)\|Lost and Found]]" Ratchet estimated that it would take 10 mega-cycles to repair the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Autobots' ship]] even with the help of the [[AllSpark Key]]. The Autobots seemed to consider this to be a moderately long time, but not so long for it to be unrealistic that they might repair the ship before the Decepticons come at them in force. Later, in "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] defends the [[Constructicon (Animated)\|Constructicons]]' behavior, asserting that "they've been online two, three megacycles tops." ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 100 cycles or about 2.6 hours.		\|'''Megacycle''' ''(Animated)''\|\|~2.6 hours\|\|In "[[Lost and Found (Animated)\|Lost and Found]]" Ratchet estimated that it would take 10 mega-cycles to repair the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)\|Autobots' ship]] even with the help of the [[AllSpark Key]]. The Autobots seemed to consider this to be a moderately long time, but not so long for it to be unrealistic that they might repair the ship before the Decepticons come at them in force. Later, in "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Bulkhead (Animated)\|Bulkhead]] defends the [[Constructicon (Animated)\|Constructicons]]' behavior, asserting that "they've been online two, three megacycles tops." ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 100 cycles or about 2.6 hours.
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	\|'''Mega-cycle''' ''(Beast Wars)''\|\|~1 hour\|\|As with the ''Beast Wars'' cycle, this unit is ''on the order of'' an hour, as defined by the series' story editors. Used incongruously in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]" to refer to a much longer span of time. (One of the [[Tripredacus Council]] says, "His ship and the ''Axalon'' both vanished last megacycle. The Maximal probes never found them.") [[Ben Yee]] cites a statement from DiTillio that another unit — the deca-cycle — is roughly month-like in length.[http://web.archive.org/web/20070112173228/http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/geninfo.shtml] This may be the unit that was intended for that line of dialogue. Also used in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe\|Wings Universe]]'' story [[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur]].		\|'''Mega-cycle''' ''(Beast Wars)''\|\|~1 hour\|\|As with the ''Beast Wars'' cycle, this unit is ''on the order of'' an hour, as defined by the series' story editors. Used incongruously in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]" to refer to a much longer span of time. (One of the [[Tripredacus Council]] says, "His ship and the ''Axalon'' both vanished last megacycle. The Maximal probes never found them.") [[Ben Yee]] cites a statement from DiTillio that another unit — the deca-cycle — is roughly month-like in length.[http://web.archive.org/web/20070112173228/http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/geninfo.shtml] This may be the unit that was intended for that line of dialogue. Also used in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe\|Wings Universe]]'' story [[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur]].

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	\|'''Cycle''' (Beast Wars)\|\|~1 minute\|\|[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] stated that the "cycles" used in their series were ''very roughly'' equivalent to a minute. Maybe more, maybe less, but something of that order of magnitude.		\|'''Cycle''' (Beast Wars)\|\|~1 minute\|\|[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] stated that the "cycles" used in their series were ''very roughly'' equivalent to a minute. Maybe more, maybe less, but something of that order of magnitude.
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	\|'''Cycle''' ''(Energon'' comics)\|\|1 year\|\|Instead of referring to the period between "''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]''" and "''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]''" as ten years, Councilor [[Avalon (Energon)\|Avalon]] referred to it as ten cycles in "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]". Years later, [[Transformers Cyberworld (cartoon)\|the ''Cyberworld'' cartoon]] would also make cycles analogous to years.<ref name="cyberworld">{{citesocial\|quote=When Elita says she's been on CYBERWORLD for "cycles" - that's using the definition closest to the Energon comics.<br>1 cycle = 1 year (a full cycle around the orbital point.)<br>1 rotation = 1 day (a full 360 rotation on the planetary axis.)<br>She's been alone for a while 😢\|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1952036264485556330\|name=Ali Lightfoot\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=08\|day=03}}</ref>		\|'''Cycle''' ''(Energon'' comics)\|\|1 year\|\|Instead of referring to the period between "''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]''" and "''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]''" as ten years, Councilor [[Avalon (Energon)\|Avalon]] referred to it as ten cycles in "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]". Years later, [[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)\|the ''Cyberworld'' cartoon]] would also make cycles analogous to years.<ref name="cyberworld">{{citesocial\|quote=When Elita says she's been on CYBERWORLD for "cycles" - that's using the definition closest to the Energon comics.<br>1 cycle = 1 year (a full cycle around the orbital point.)<br>1 rotation = 1 day (a full 360 rotation on the planetary axis.)<br>She's been alone for a while 😢\|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1952036264485556330\|name=Ali Lightfoot\|site=Twitter\|year=2025\|month=08\|day=03}}</ref>
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	\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>		\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>

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	\|'''Cycle''' (Beast Wars)\|\|~1 minute\|\|[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] stated that the "cycles" used in their series were ''very roughly'' equivalent to a minute. Maybe more, maybe less, but something of that order of magnitude.		\|'''Cycle''' (Beast Wars)\|\|~1 minute\|\|[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] stated that the "cycles" used in their series were ''very roughly'' equivalent to a minute. Maybe more, maybe less, but something of that order of magnitude.
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	\|'''Cycle''' (Energon comics)\|\|1 year\|\|Instead or referring to the period between "''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]''" and "''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]''" as ten years, Councilor [[Avalon (Energon)\|Avalon]] ~~instead~~ referred to it as ten cycles in "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]".		\|'''Cycle''' (Energon comics)\|\|1 year\|\|Instead of referring to the period between "''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]''" and "''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]''" as ten years, Councilor [[Avalon (Energon)\|Avalon]] referred to it as ten cycles in "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]".
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	\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>		\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>

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	\|'''Astro-minute'''\|\|???\|\|Astro-minutes are referenced in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and could be anything from actual minutes to hours.		\|'''Astro-minute'''\|\|???\|\|Astro-minutes are referenced in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and could be anything from actual minutes to hours.
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	\|'''Astro-second'''\|\|~3.66 seconds?\|\|First mentioned by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)\|Transport to Oblivion]]". In the original script (available on the [[Shout! Factory]] season 1 DVDs), astro-seconds were not used. Instead, [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] defines the time until the next [[space bridge]] launch window as occurring in 183 minutes; when the scene was recorded, the line was changed to "3000 astro-seconds". Dividing 183 minutes (or 10,980 seconds) by 3,000 astro-seconds, the result is 3.66 Earth seconds per astro-second.		\|'''Astro-second'''\|\|~3.66 seconds?\|\|First mentioned by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)\|Transport to Oblivion]]". In the original script (available on the [[Shout! Studios\|Shout! Factory]] season 1 DVDs), astro-seconds were not used. Instead, [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] defines the time until the next [[space bridge]] launch window as occurring in 183 minutes; when the scene was recorded, the line was changed to "3000 astro-seconds". Dividing 183 minutes (or 10,980 seconds) by 3,000 astro-seconds, the result is 3.66 Earth seconds per astro-second.
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	\|'''Astrosecond'''\|\|.498 seconds\|\|Defined by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #8 as 1/1000th of a breem. Astroseconds as referenced in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon seem to be much shorter, but were never defined. In particular, in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" Shockwave states that the space bridge will materialize within 72 billion astroseconds, an interval exceeding a millennium if Dreamwave's definition is applied. Even ignoring this extreme case, astroseconds in general cartoon use appeared to be much less than one second each.		\|'''Astrosecond'''\|\|.498 seconds\|\|Defined by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #8 as 1/1000th of a breem. Astroseconds as referenced in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon seem to be much shorter, but were never defined. In particular, in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" Shockwave states that the space bridge will materialize within 72 billion astroseconds, an interval exceeding a millennium if Dreamwave's definition is applied. Even ignoring this extreme case, astroseconds in general cartoon use appeared to be much less than one second each.
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	\|'''Deca-phase'''\|\|~8 hours\|\|Mentioned in "[[The War to End All Wars, Part 1]]", the deca-phase is a unit of time used on [[Nebulos]]. Six deca-phases is approximately equal to two Earth days.		\|'''Deca-phase'''\|\|~8 hours\|\|Mentioned in "[[The War to End All Wars, Part 1]]", the deca-phase is a unit of time used on [[Nebulos]]. Six deca-phases is approximately equal to two Earth days.
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	\|'''Gigacycle'''\|\|???\|\|A unit of undetermined duration that was used in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' comic "[[Revelations Part 4]]", ~~as well as in~~ the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)\|Shattered Glass]]'' stories "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]" and "[[Do Over]]", and the [[Aligned continuity family\|Aligned]] novel ''[[Transformers: Exiles\|Exiles]]''.		\|'''Gigacycle'''\|\|???\|\|A unit of undetermined duration that was used in the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[The Hunt for Black Pyramid]]", the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' comic "[[Revelations Part 4]]", the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)\|Shattered Glass]]'' stories "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]" and "[[Do Over]]", and the [[Aligned continuity family\|Aligned]] novel ''[[Transformers: Exiles\|Exiles]]''.
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	\|'''Groon'''\|\|~1 hour\|\|Roughly equivalent to an hour. In "[[The Magnificent Six!]]", [[Megadeath (G1)\|Megadeath]] let his broken Autobot prisoners go with a neutronic blast imminent in two groons. Retelling this event to [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] in 1990, [[Jazz (G1)\|Jazz]] described the time as two hours.		\|'''Groon'''\|\|~1 hour\|\|Roughly equivalent to an hour. In "[[The Magnificent Six!]]", [[Megadeath (G1)\|Megadeath]] let his broken Autobot prisoners go with a neutronic blast imminent in two groons. Retelling this event to [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] in 1990, [[Jazz (G1)\|Jazz]] described the time as two hours.

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	\|'''Quartex'''\|\|~1 Earth month{{anchor\|Quartex}}\|\|[[Starscream (Movie)\|Starscream]] commanded the Decepticons for "nearly a Quartex" after the battle of [[Mission City]].{{storylink\|The Reign of Starscream issue 4\|RoS#4}} When [[Barricade (Movie)\|Barricade]] summoned him back to [[Earth]] after he was deposed, exactly one month had passed.{{storylink\|Alliance issue 1\|Alliance #1}}		\|'''Quartex'''\|\|~1 Earth month{{anchor\|Quartex}}\|\|[[Starscream (Movie)\|Starscream]] commanded the Decepticons for "nearly a Quartex" after the battle of [[Mission City]].{{storylink\|The Reign of Starscream issue 4\|RoS#4}} When [[Barricade (Movie)\|Barricade]] summoned him back to [[Earth]] after he was deposed, exactly one month had passed.{{storylink\|Alliance issue 1\|Alliance #1}}
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	\|'''Quartex'''\|\|???{{anchor\|Quartrex}}\|\|[[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] lamented that the energy in the [[conductor]]s that he and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] had found "wouldn't last a quartex", indicating a brief duration. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1~~\|MTMTE pt1~~}} The episode's original script spelled it "quartrex", but Wheeljack is audibly not pronouncing a second "R" in the finished episode.		\|'''Quartex'''\|\|???{{anchor\|Quartrex}}\|\|[[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] lamented that the energy in the [[conductor]]s that he and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] had found "wouldn't last a quartex", indicating a brief duration. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} The episode's original script spelled it "quartrex", but Wheeljack is audibly not pronouncing a second "R" in the finished episode.
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	\|'''Solar cycle''' (Animated)\|\|~1 day\|\|In "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1", Megatron says he has spent "the last four million solar cycles searching the galaxy" for the AllSpark. The parallel to Generation 1's famous "four million years" implies that this unit is meant to be year-like. In "Part 3" Starscream refers to the 50-years of searching between the battle where "he defeated Megatron" and the present as 50 solar cycles, cementing this definition. However, in "Part 2", Optimus Prime and Ratchet have an exchange in which they use "solar cycle" in a way that is a better idiomatic match for "day" than "year". Further episodes continue with the "day" definition. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 10 megacycles, or about a day.		\|'''Solar cycle''' (Animated)\|\|~1 day\|\|In "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1", Megatron says he has spent "the last four million solar cycles searching the galaxy" for the AllSpark. The parallel to Generation 1's famous "four million years" implies that this unit is meant to be year-like. In "Part 3" Starscream refers to the 50-years of searching between the battle where "he defeated Megatron" and the present as 50 solar cycles, cementing this definition. However, in "Part 2", Optimus Prime and Ratchet have an exchange in which they use "solar cycle" in a way that is a better idiomatic match for "day" than "year". Further episodes continue with the "day" definition. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac\|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines it as 10 megacycles, or about a day.

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	\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>		\|'''Cycle''' ([[2005 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours)\|\|Defined for use in the IDW universe by [[Simon Furman]] in a forum post.<ref name="furman">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=150 Simon Furman defines IDW units in an IDW forum post]</ref>
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	\|'''Cycle''' ([[2019 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 day, shorter than an Earth day. \|\|Defined for use in the 2019 IDW continuity by [[Brian Ruckley]].<ref name="ruckley">{{~~twitter~~\|Yep. A cycle is a Cybertronian day, shorter than an Earth day. A kilocycle is the equivalent of our year (not precisely a thousand cycles, technically - but close enough), a megacycle is a thousand kilocycles.\|https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1134770533759950850\|Brian Ruckley\|2019\|06\|01}}</ref>		\|'''Cycle''' ([[2019 IDW continuity]])\|\|1 day, shorter than an Earth day. \|\|Defined for use in the 2019 IDW continuity by [[Brian Ruckley]].<ref name="ruckley">{{citesocial\|quote=Yep. A cycle is a Cybertronian day, shorter than an Earth day. A kilocycle is the equivalent of our year (not precisely a thousand cycles, technically - but close enough), a megacycle is a thousand kilocycles.\|link=https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1134770533759950850\|name=Brian Ruckley\|site=Twitter\|year=2019\|month=06\|day=01\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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Saix: clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Autobot) → Crosscut (G1), typos fixed: end result → result, a aspect → an aspect

2023-03-01T16:12:28Z

clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Autobot) → Crosscut (G1), typos fixed: end result → result, a aspect → an aspect

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	\|'''Astro-minute'''\|\|???\|\|Astro-minutes are referenced in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and could be anything from actual minutes to hours.		\|'''Astro-minute'''\|\|???\|\|Astro-minutes are referenced in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and could be anything from actual minutes to hours.
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	\|'''Astro-second'''\|\|~3.66 seconds?\|\|First mentioned by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)\|Transport to Oblivion]]". In the original script (available on the [[Shout! Factory]] season 1 DVDs), astro-seconds were not used. Instead, [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] defines the time until the next [[space bridge]] launch window as occurring in 183 minutes; when the scene was recorded, the line was changed to "3000 astro-seconds". Dividing 183 minutes (or 10,980 seconds) by 3,000 astro-seconds, the ~~end~~ result is 3.66 Earth seconds per astro-second.		\|'''Astro-second'''\|\|~3.66 seconds?\|\|First mentioned by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)\|Transport to Oblivion]]". In the original script (available on the [[Shout! Factory]] season 1 DVDs), astro-seconds were not used. Instead, [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] defines the time until the next [[space bridge]] launch window as occurring in 183 minutes; when the scene was recorded, the line was changed to "3000 astro-seconds". Dividing 183 minutes (or 10,980 seconds) by 3,000 astro-seconds, the result is 3.66 Earth seconds per astro-second.
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	\|'''Astrosecond'''\|\|.498 seconds\|\|Defined by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #8 as 1/1000th of a breem. Astroseconds as referenced in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon seem to be much shorter, but were never defined. In particular, in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" Shockwave states that the space bridge will materialize within 72 billion astroseconds, an interval exceeding a millennium if Dreamwave's definition is applied. Even ignoring this extreme case, astroseconds in general cartoon use appeared to be much less than one second each.		\|'''Astrosecond'''\|\|.498 seconds\|\|Defined by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #8 as 1/1000th of a breem. Astroseconds as referenced in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon seem to be much shorter, but were never defined. In particular, in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" Shockwave states that the space bridge will materialize within 72 billion astroseconds, an interval exceeding a millennium if Dreamwave's definition is applied. Even ignoring this extreme case, astroseconds in general cartoon use appeared to be much less than one second each.
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	\|'''Century'''\|\|???\|\|In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' premiere, "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", several references are made to the [[Great War (G1)\|Great Wars]] ending "centuries ago", all prior to first contact between Transformers and [[Earth]]. This is probably a case of dialogue being written for human observers rather than indicating the existence of a "Cybertronian century", but it is included here for completeness. Similarly, the history video at the very beginning of the episode refers to "millions of years", an Earth unit. It is unclear how this time should be interpreted. Starscream also refers to the search for the AllSpark as lasting "centuries", which is at odds with Megatron's own statement that it has been "four million solar cycles" (see below).		\|'''Century'''\|\|???\|\|In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' premiere, "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", several references are made to the [[Great War (G1)\|Great Wars]] ending "centuries ago", all prior to first contact between Transformers and [[Earth]]. This is probably a case of dialogue being written for human observers rather than indicating the existence of a "Cybertronian century", but it is included here for completeness. Similarly, the history video at the very beginning of the episode refers to "millions of years", an Earth unit. It is unclear how this time should be interpreted. Starscream also refers to the search for the AllSpark as lasting "centuries", which is at odds with Megatron's own statement that it has been "four million solar cycles" (see below).
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	\|'''Chord'''\|\|Days? Weeks?\|\|First mentioned in "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc]]" as a aspect of the calendar ([[Drift (G1)\|Drift's]] encounter with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] occurred on the 4th chord of 4th Cycle 501). The final events of the flashbacks in "[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading]]" occur only one chord later. Given the pacing of events, a chord can't be shorter than a few hours, but certainly shorter than a month.		\|'''Chord'''\|\|Days? Weeks?\|\|First mentioned in "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc]]" as an aspect of the calendar ([[Drift (G1)\|Drift's]] encounter with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] occurred on the 4th chord of 4th Cycle 501). The final events of the flashbacks in "[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading]]" occur only one chord later. Given the pacing of events, a chord can't be shorter than a few hours, but certainly shorter than a month.
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	\|'''Cyber-week'''\|\|A week?\|\|A measurement used in the Shattered Glass universe. It is probably equivalent to a week.		\|'''Cyber-week'''\|\|A week?\|\|A measurement used in the Shattered Glass universe. It is probably equivalent to a week.
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	*11th Cycle 3012 — The Decepticon social network [[The Big Conversation]] was founded by the [[M.T.O.]] [[Biteback]].		*11th Cycle 3012 — The Decepticon social network [[The Big Conversation]] was founded by the [[M.T.O.]] [[Biteback]].
	*1st Cycle 3178 — [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] suffers an apparently-mortal injury from a [[Cybernought]] during the [[Simanzi Massacre]]. {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} [[Magnus Armor\|He miraculously gets better]].		*1st Cycle 3178 — [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] suffers an apparently-mortal injury from a [[Cybernought]] during the [[Simanzi Massacre]]. {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} [[Magnus Armor\|He miraculously gets better]].
	*2nd Cycle 3819 — The opening of [[Crosscut (~~Autobot~~)\|Crosscut]]'s play "Information Creep" on the ''Lost Light B'', a few weeks after launch. {{storylink\|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken\|The Road Not Taken}}		*2nd Cycle 3819 — The opening of [[Crosscut (G1)\|Crosscut]]'s play "Information Creep" on the ''Lost Light B'', a few weeks after launch. {{storylink\|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken\|The Road Not Taken}}
	==See ~~Also~~==		==See also==
	* [[Units of length]]		* [[Units of length]]
	* [[Units of temperature]]		* [[Units of temperature]]