The difference between Academic year and Trimester

When used as nouns, academic year means the annual period during which a student attends school, college or university, whereas trimester means a period of three months or about three months.


check bellow for the other definitions of Academic year and Trimester

  1. Academic year as a noun (education):

    The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university.

    Examples:

    "In many countries the academic year starts in September and finishes in August of the next calendar year."

  1. Trimester as a noun:

    A period of three months or about three months.

    Examples:

    "She is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy."

  2. Trimester as a noun:

    One of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare .

    Examples:

    "The school operates on a trimester schedule."