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dead time
dead time
noun
- electronics the interval of time immediately following a stimulus, during which an electrical device, component, etc, is insensitive to a further stimulus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dead time1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Her eyes, wherein the dead time hung just above the underlids, lingered, as with the wish for him to name the name.
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There could be no other explanation of their quitting their vessel at this dead time of night.
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But,” following the glance of the other at his luggage, “this is a very dead time of the night with us, sir.
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They tell us that winter is a dead time in America; but we have found it as well and better than we expected.
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It was a dead time, and the whole station seemed nearly deserted.
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