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functioning time

functioning time noun: of ordnance, the amount of time required for the fuze to detonate after impact or after a preset time.

Noun

functioning time (countable and uncountable, plural functioning times)

  1. Of ordnance, the amount of time required for the fuze to detonate after impact or after a preset time.
  2. The time when a system is functioning; uptime.

Forms of functioning time

pluralfunctioning times

Questions about functioning time

What does functioning time mean?
Functioning time means of ordnance, the amount of time required for the fuze to detonate after impact or after a preset time.
What part of speech is functioning time?
Functioning time is a noun.
What is the plural of functioning time?
The plural of functioning time is functioning times.

Words near functioning time in the dictionary

  1. functionating
  2. functioned
  3. functioneth
  4. functionhood
  5. functioning
  6. functioning time
  7. functioning times
  8. functionings
  9. functionless
  10. functionlessness
  11. functionoid

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