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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The period of time that a system or element of a system remains in a given state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- The drone has a dwell time of about six hours when operating from an in-theater airfield.
- The part needs a total dwell time in the autoclave of 95 minutes.
- The twist drill needs a total dwell time of 500 milliseconds at the bottom of the hole.
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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The amount of time that a user spends on a certain page or site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually
Topics: business, marketing
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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The amount of time a container is sitting onshore before being loaded onto trucks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: economics, sciences, shipping, transport
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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
The duration of a stop made by a train, tram or other transport vehicle to allow passengers to board or alight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: transport
Examples
- Due to overcrowding, the train network is experiencing very long dwell times.
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Synonym of contact time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contact time
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Verweildauer
— amount of time in a given state
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Polish:
czas poświęcony na robienie czegoś
— amount of time in a given state
