time transfer

noun

A scheme or technique used for creating and distributing standard time scales such as International Atomic Time, whereby astronomical observatories correlate observed flashes or other phenomena with each other.

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Meanings

nountime transfer (plural time transfers)

plural time transfers

  1. A scheme or technique used for creating and distributing standard time scales such as International Atomic Time, whereby astronomical observatories correlate observed flashes or other phenomena with each other.
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