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time-of-flight

time-of-flight noun: used attributively to describe various processes, devices, etc, that use the time an object or light takes to travel a certain distance. See Derived terms.

Noun

time-of-flight

  1. Used attributively to describe various processes, devices, etc, that use the time an object or light takes to travel a certain distance. See Derived terms.

Words formed from time-of-flight

Questions about time-of-flight

What does time-of-flight mean?
Time-of-flight means used attributively to describe various processes, devices, etc, that use the time an object or light takes to travel a certain distance. See Derived terms.
What part of speech is time-of-flight?
Time-of-flight is a noun.

Words near time-of-flight in the dictionary

  1. time-memory trade-offs
  2. time-motion studies
  3. time-motion study
  4. time-of-arrival technique
  5. time-of-check to time-of-use
  6. time-of-flight
  7. time-of-flight mass spectrometry
  8. time-of-use meter
  9. time-of-use meters
  10. time-of-use rates
  11. time-off

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