Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delay line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
de-lay -line
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrical or optical component designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a specific amount of time.

noun

A mechanical or optical system used to compensate for the differences in optical path lengths of light beams originating from individual telescopes.

Inflected Forms

delay lines (plural)

Questions

What does delay line mean?
An electrical or optical component designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a specific amount of time.

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