thermal relaxation time

noun

The amount of time required for a target to dissipate its incident thermal energy.

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Meanings

nounthermal relaxation time (countable and uncountable, plural thermal relaxation times)

plural thermal relaxation times

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe amount of time required for a target to dissipate its incident thermal energy.
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