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FALL TIME [3 records]

Record 1 2013-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Measurements
DEF

The time a pulse takes to return to a set voltage level (usually from 90% of its "high" value to 10% of this value) or the time its trailing edge takes to decay to a reference level.

OBS

decay time: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures électroniques
OBS

temps de déclin : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas electrónicas
DEF

Tiempo de decaimiento del flanco descendente de un pulso en forma de onda.

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Record 2 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Time taken in a device for a quantity to change from a specified high level down to a specified lower level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Temps nécessaire dans un appareil pour qu'une grandeur passe d'un niveau haut déterminé à un niveau bas déterminé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
DEF

The time for a logic signal to drop from 90% to 10% of its high to low levels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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