lifetime
[ lahyf-tahym ]
/ ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm /
noun
the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime.
Physics.
mean life.
adjective
for the duration of a person's life: He has a lifetime membership in the organization.
Words nearby lifetime
lifestyle block,
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lifestyle disease,
lifestyle guru,
lifestyler,
lifetime,
lifeway,
lifework,
liffey,
lifford,
lifo
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British Dictionary definitions for lifetime
lifetime
/ (ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm) /
noun
- the length of time a person or animal is alive
- (as modifier)a lifetime supply
the length of time that something functions, is useful, etc
physics
the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, excited state, elementary particle, etc; mean life
Medical definitions for lifetime
lifetime
[ līf′tīm′ ]
n.
The period of time during which an individual is alive.
The period of time during which property, an object, a process, or a phenomenon exists or functions.