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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 1905ā10
Words nearby dead time dead spindle ,
dead spot ,
dead-stick landing ,
dead stock ,
dead storage ,
dead time ,
dead tired ,
dead to rights ,
dead to the world ,
dead-tree ,
dead water
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How to use dead time in a sentence Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.
But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
āI think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,ā Sandler said.
The cartoonist, better known as Charb, was shot dead Wednesday.
As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
The visionāit had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing moreāhad left his mind completely for the time.
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsŹ¼ imprisonment as a suspect.
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
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British Dictionary definitions for 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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