Meanings
noundelay line (plural delay lines)
plural delay lines
- businessAn electrical or optical component designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a specific amount of time.
- engineeringA mechanical or optical system used to compensate for the differences in optical path lengths of light beams originating from individual telescopes.
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delay line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delay%20line
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