Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rise time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: rise -time
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of a voltage or current step function, the amount of time taken by a signal to change from a specified low value to a specified high value.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

rise times (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fall time

Questions

What does rise time mean?: Of a voltage or current step function, the amount of time taken by a signal to change from a specified low value to a specified high value.

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