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  • 11Time-out (parenting) — Time out, painting by Carl Larsson A time out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to give an over excited child time to calm down. It is an educational and… …

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  • 12period — period, epoch, era, age, aeon all denote a portion or division of time; epoch and era can also denote an event regarded as the beginning of a portion or division of time. Period is the generic term, designating an extent of time of any length for …

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  • 13Time-average velocity — is the averaged velocity over one period in time. It is computed by dividing by the time period the integral of the velocity from zero to the period. The computation can be represented by the following equation. = frac{1}{T} int {0}^{T} v(t),… …

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  • 14time off — {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * /If I had some time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters I promised to my family./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 15time off — {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * /If I had some time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters I promised to my family./ …

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  • 16Time of Useful Consciousness — (TUC) is defined as the amount of time an individual is able to perform flying duties efficiently in an environment of inadequate oxygen supply.cite book |title=Fundamentals Of Aerospace Medicine: Translating Research Into Clinical Applications,… …

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  • 17period — (n.) early 15c., course or extent of time, from M.L. periodus recurring portion, cycle, from L. periodus a complete sentence, also cycle of the Greek games, from Gk. periodos rounded sentence, cycle, circuit, period of time, lit. going around,… …

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  • 18time out — noun 1. ) count a short period of time in a game of basketball or ICE HOCKEY when players rest and plan their game 2. ) uncount a period of time when you stop what you usually do and rest or do something else instead: take time out: It s very… …

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  • 19Time transfer — describes methods for transferring reference clock synchronization from one point to another, often over long distances. Radio based navigation systems are frequently used as time transfer systems.In some cases, multiple measurements are made… …

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  • 20Time-division multiplexing — (TDM) is a type of digital or (rarely) analog multiplexing in which two or more signals or bit streams are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub channels in one communication channel, but are physically taking turns on the channel. The… …

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