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time faults

time faults is the plural of time fault.

Meaning of time fault

Noun

time fault (plural time faults)

  1. A penalty given in which a rider does not complete the course in the time allowed that is set by the course designer.
    • For instance, a refusal was three points, but as it generally took the rider precious seconds to get his horse over the refused fence, a time fault of four points could be expected.2001, Laura Moore, Ride a Dark Horse, page 286
  2. A fault in the timing of an automated system.
    • Finally, the bottom window of the figure displays the time fault estimation results.2007, Hong-Yue Zhang, Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes, page 628

Questions about time faults

What is time faults the plural of?
Time faults is the plural of time fault.

Words near time faults in the dictionary

  1. time exposures
  2. time factor
  3. time factors
  4. time famine
  5. time fault
  6. time faults
  7. time first
  8. time flies
  9. time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
  10. time flies when you're having fun
  11. time for print

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