stay time

noun

Of the usage of a rocket engine, the mean value of the amount of time spent by each gas molecule or atom within the chamber volume.

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Meanings

nounstay time (countable and uncountable, plural stay times)

plural stay times

  1. countableuncountableaerospaceOf the usage of a rocket engine, the mean value of the amount of time spent by each gas molecule or atom within the chamber volume.
  2. countableuncountablenuclear energyThe time period in which personnel may remain in a restricted area of a reactor before accumulating a certain permissible occupational dose.
  3. countabledatedobsoleteuncountableSomething that halts or arrests the passage of time.
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APA

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“stay time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stay%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stay time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stay%20time.

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