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duty cycles

duty cycles is the plural of duty cycle.

Meaning of duty cycle

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

Questions about duty cycles

What is duty cycles the plural of?
Duty cycles is the plural of duty cycle.

Words near duty cycles in the dictionary

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

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