Dictionary

time scale en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.
2. The ratio of the duration of time of an event as simulated by an analog computer to the actual duration of time of the event in the physical system under study.

Forms

Deriveds

time scale calculus · timescale number · time-scale factor

Hypernyms

scale

Hyponyms

geologic time scale

Synonyms

time factor

Translations (15)

de Zeitmaßstab (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · pl skala czasu (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · fi aikaskaala (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · es escala de tiempo (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · sv tidsskala (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · nn tidsskala (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · da tidsskala (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · nl tijdschaal (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · tr zaman cetveli (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · nb tidsskala (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · es escala temporal (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · de Zeitraum (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · ga amscála (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · mi tauinewā (series of events used as a rough measure of duration) · tr zaman ölçeği (series of events used as a rough measure of duration)