Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propagation delay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
prop-a-ga-tion de-lay
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time taken for a signal to reach its destination.

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Questions

What does propagation delay mean?
The time taken for a signal to reach its destination.

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