timescalen.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmskeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌskeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., scale n.³

Etymology: < time n. + scale n.³

1. A scale used to represent periods of time; the proportion used in a particular graph, instrument, etc., when a given unit of time is represented by a given unit of length. Also: a representation or description of a chronological sequence of events or periods (cf. timeline n. 3a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > reckoning of time > chronology > [noun] > chronological list or arrangement

chronography1548

chronology1604

record1611

chronology1614

datebook1647

timescale1828

timeline1907

1828 Liverpool Mercury 21 Nov. 376/2 (advt.) Time Scale. P. Hope's newly-invented scale, for facilitating the calculations of time, by which the number of days, or weeks and days, between any given periods, may be ascertained.

1847 Philos. Trans. 137 62 The time-scale, which is measured lengthwise in the photographs, is evidently ¹/ ₁₂th of the circumference of the inner cylinder to one hour.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ix. 283 We make a solid wooden frame with the sentence written on its front, and the time-scale on one of its sides.

1934 Discovery Aug. 227/1 The constructing of a geological and meteorological time-scale for the Southern Hemisphere.

1940 G. Gamow Birth & Death of Sun i. 9 The period of recorded human history is only a quick wink as compared with the geological..time scale.

1971 Hewlett-Packard Jrnl. Oct. 16/1 On January 1, 1972, the time scale known as UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)..will be slightly altered.

2009 D. Rapp Ice Ages & Interglacials xi. 217 (caption) Carbon dioxide concentrations over the past 1,000 years. Note the break in the timescale at 1860.

2. The time allowed for or taken by a process, sequence of events, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [noun] > stretch, period, or portion of time > timescale

timescale1917

1917 Observatory 40 407 Prof. Charlier is in error in stating..that my time-scale of 10¹⁴ years is derived from ‘the repulsion law of Maxwell’.

1923 W. N. Shaw Air & its Ways v. 46 The time-scale of the operations which tend to cause deviation is so large that the course of the operations escapes observation.

1972 Country Life 23 Mar. 672/2 The timescale of planning is a long one.

2000 Wine May 47/2 The finest Chenin Blanc from the Loire can remain in excellent shape for more than 20 years..; while botrytised wines like Sauternes and Tokáji will develop over a similar timescale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timescale
释义	timescalen. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmskeɪl/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌskeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., scale n.³ Etymology: < time n. + scale n.³ 1. A scale used to represent periods of time; the proportion used in a particular graph, instrument, etc., when a given unit of time is represented by a given unit of length. Also: a representation or description of a chronological sequence of events or periods (cf. timeline n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > chronology > [noun] > chronological list or arrangement chronography1548 chronology1604 record1611 chronology1614 datebook1647 timescale1828 timeline1907 1828 Liverpool Mercury 21 Nov. 376/2 (advt.) Time Scale. P. Hope's newly-invented scale, for facilitating the calculations of time, by which the number of days, or weeks and days, between any given periods, may be ascertained. 1847 Philos. Trans. 137 62 The time-scale, which is measured lengthwise in the photographs, is evidently ¹/ ₁₂th of the circumference of the inner cylinder to one hour. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ix. 283 We make a solid wooden frame with the sentence written on its front, and the time-scale on one of its sides. 1934 Discovery Aug. 227/1 The constructing of a geological and meteorological time-scale for the Southern Hemisphere. 1940 G. Gamow Birth & Death of Sun i. 9 The period of recorded human history is only a quick wink as compared with the geological..time scale. 1971 Hewlett-Packard Jrnl. Oct. 16/1 On January 1, 1972, the time scale known as UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)..will be slightly altered. 2009 D. Rapp Ice Ages & Interglacials xi. 217 (caption) Carbon dioxide concentrations over the past 1,000 years. Note the break in the timescale at 1860. 2. The time allowed for or taken by a process, sequence of events, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [noun] > stretch, period, or portion of time > timescale timescale1917 1917 Observatory 40 407 Prof. Charlier is in error in stating..that my time-scale of 10¹⁴ years is derived from ‘the repulsion law of Maxwell’. 1923 W. N. Shaw Air & its Ways v. 46 The time-scale of the operations which tend to cause deviation is so large that the course of the operations escapes observation. 1972 Country Life 23 Mar. 672/2 The timescale of planning is a long one. 2000 Wine May 47/2 The finest Chenin Blanc from the Loire can remain in excellent shape for more than 20 years..; while botrytised wines like Sauternes and Tokáji will develop over a similar timescale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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