单词 | time lag |
释义 | > as lemmastime lag time lag n. an interval of time separating two correlated physical phenomena or two related events. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > time lag latency1865 time lag1886 time delay1900 lag1902 lag time1956 1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 554 There is a true time lag in the magnetisation of iron: in other words, that there is a certain degree of viscous as well as static hysteresis in the relation of magnetism to magnetising force. 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iv. xxiv. 326 In a period of declining prices farming suffers with special severity by reason of the long time-lag in its operations. 1939 John o' London's Weekly 7 Apr. 46/2 There is often a necessary time-lag between discovery and application. 1956 C. P. Snow Homecoming iv. xliii. 292 The delay between the suit being filed and the hearing: the time-lag before the decree absolute. 2007 Dive Oct. 30/3 (heading) Shutter delay..refers to the time lag between when the shutter is pressed and the actual picture being recorded. < as lemmas |
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