risetime

noun

rise·​time

ˈrīz+ˌ

: the time required for a pulse or signal (as on an oscilloscope) to increase from one specified value (as 10 percent) of its amplitude to another (as 90 percent)

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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