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pumping time

pumping time noun: the amount of time a pump is in operation.

Noun

pumping time (countable and uncountable, plural pumping times)

  1. The amount of time a pump is in operation.
    • The setting time should never exceed the pumping time, and preferably should be about half of the total pumping time.1971, ASTM International (publisher), Sampling of Soil and Rock, page 54
    • Instantaneous discharge from aquifer storage does not occur, but storativity does approach a constant value with increasing pumping time.2001, Michael Kasenow, Applied Ground-water Hydrology and Well Hydraulics, page 384

Forms of pumping time

pluralpumping times

Questions about pumping time

What does pumping time mean?
Pumping time means the amount of time a pump is in operation.
What part of speech is pumping time?
Pumping time is a noun.
What is the plural of pumping time?
The plural of pumping time is pumping times.

Words near pumping time in the dictionary

  1. pumping out
  2. pumping someone's fist
  3. pumping someone's tires
  4. pumping station
  5. pumping stations
  6. pumping time
  7. pumping times
  8. pumping up
  9. pumping up someone's tires
  10. pumpings
  11. pumpion

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