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noun

Electronics. an interval during which an actuating signal produces no response.

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Origin of dead time

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby dead time

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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 Meredith
There could be no other explanation of their quitting their vessel at this dead time of night.
Humphrey Bold|Herbert Strang
But,” following the glance of the other at his luggage, “this is a very dead time of the night with us, sir.
Mugby Junction|Charles Dickens
They tell us that winter is a dead time in America; but we have found it as well and better than we expected.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various

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

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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dead time

Origin of dead time

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British Dictionary definitions for dead time