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lock time

lock time noun: the time, usually measured in milliseconds, from when the trigger is pulled until the firing pin strikes the primer.

Noun

lock time (plural lock times)

  1. The time, usually measured in milliseconds, from when the trigger is pulled until the firing pin strikes the primer.

Forms of lock time

plurallock times
alternative formlock-time

Questions about lock time

What does lock time mean?
Lock time means the time, usually measured in milliseconds, from when the trigger is pulled until the firing pin strikes the primer.
What part of speech is lock time?
Lock time is a noun.
What is the plural of lock time?
The plural of lock time is lock times.

Words near lock time in the dictionary

  1. lock stitch
  2. lock stitches
  3. lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  4. lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
  5. lock through
  6. lock time
  7. lock times
  8. lock under
  9. lock up
  10. lock'd
  11. lock, stock and barrel

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