relaxation time
noun Physics.
the time that it takes for an exponentially decaying quantity, as radioactive particles or transient electrical currents, to decrease to 36.8 percent of its initial value.
Origin of relaxation time
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby relaxation time
relaxant,
relaxant reversal,
relaxation,
relaxation oscillator,
relaxation suture,
relaxation time,
relaxed,
relaxer,
relaxin,
relay,
relay fast