dwell time
noun7 senses
- 1The period of time that a system or element of a system…
- 2The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base…
- 3The amount of time that a user spends on a certain page or site.
- 4The amount of time a container is sitting onshore before…
- 5The amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target.
- 6The duration of a stop made by a train, tram or other…
- 7Synonym of contact time.
› The length of time that a thing or person…
1
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually The period of time that a system or element of a system remains in a given state.
- 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.
2 more examples
- The twist drill needs a total dwell time of 500 milliseconds at the bottom of the hole.
- Mr Thomas also confirmed that dwell times at New Street [Birmingham] are being examined to assess whether lengthening these would give the service more resilience, ...2019 October, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 17:
2
Government, Military, Politics, War Usually The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments.
5
Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Usually The amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target.
6
Transport Usually The duration of a stop made by a train, tram or other transport vehicle to allow passengers to board or alight.
- Due to overcrowding, the train network is experiencing very long dwell times.
7
Usually Synonym of contact time.
- Related terms
- dwell on, timing belt, timing chain, well-timed