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duty cycle

duty cycle noun: the ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.

Noun

duty cycle (plural duty cycles)

  1. The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.
  2. (generally) The ratio between the percentage of time when a device is performing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off).
    • motors that are not designed for 80% duty cycles because that was never their appropriate use case

duty cycle meaning in Tamil

duty cycle in Tamil

கடமைமுறைமாற்று, கடமைவட்டம், பணிசுழற்சி, பயன் சுற்று, பயன் சுழற்சி

Forms of duty cycle

pluralduty cycles

Questions about duty cycle

What does duty cycle mean?
Duty cycle means the ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.
What is duty cycle in Tamil?
Duty cycle in Tamil is கடமைமுறைமாற்று, கடமைவட்டம், பணிசுழற்சி. See Duty cycle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is duty cycle?
Duty cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of duty cycle?
The plural of duty cycle is duty cycles.

Words near duty cycle in the dictionary

  1. duty aces
  2. duty bound
  3. duty calls
  4. duty card
  5. duty cards
  6. duty cycle
  7. duty cycles
  8. duty man
  9. duty manager
  10. duty managers
  11. duty men

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