dead time
Electronics. an interval during which an actuating signal produces no response.
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How to use dead time in a sentence
Her eyes, wherein the dead time hung just above the underlids, lingered, as with the wish for him to name the name.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithThere could be no other explanation of their quitting their vessel at this dead time of night.
Humphrey Bold | Herbert StrangBut,” following the glance of the other at his luggage, “this is a very dead time of the night with us, sir.
Mugby Junction | Charles DickensThey tell us that winter is a dead time in America; but we have found it as well and better than we expected.
It was a dead time, and the whole station seemed nearly deserted.
That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for dead time
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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