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Meaning of duty cycle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.
  2. The ratio between the percentage of time when a device is performing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off).

Equivalents

Suomi käyttöjakso pulssisuhde
Polski szarża

Examples

“motors that are not designed for 80% duty cycles because that was never their appropriate use case”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

duty man duty manager duty of care duty of support duty officer duty roster

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