"dwell time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dwell times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dwell time (usually uncountable, plural dwell times)
  1. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
    (chiefly engineering) The period of time that a system or element of a system remains in a given state.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-MEBx3kkq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 3 4 2 46 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
    (military) The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-6ZM8SnXk Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
    (Internet, marketing) The amount of time that a user spends on a certain page or site.
    Tags: Internet, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Internet, Marketing
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-Dj4m3ABB Topics: business, marketing
  4. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
    (shipping) The amount of time a container is sitting onshore before being loaded onto trucks.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Shipping
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-PuvgyhqY Topics: economics, science, sciences, shipping, transport
  5. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
    In radar, the amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target. (See Dwell time (radar).
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-BoeOc~CA Categories (other): Radar Disambiguation of Radar: 11 7 7 7 60 9
  6. Synonym of contact time Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: contact time [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dwell_time-en-noun-dY64ject Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 3 4 2 46

Inflected forms

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