RELAXATION TIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relaxation time mean? 

• RELAXATION TIME (noun)
  The noun RELAXATION TIME has 1 sense:

1. the time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

  Familiarity information: RELAXATION TIME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELAXATION TIME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("relaxation time" is a kind of...):

time constant ((electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude)

 Context examples 

At the recommended dose, the effect is primarily on T1 relaxation time, and produces an increase in signal intensity.

(Gadoversetamide, NCI Thesaurus)

When placed in a magnetic field, gadoversetamide decreases T1 (spin-lattice or longitudinal relaxation time) and T2 (spin-spin or transverse relaxation time) values in tissues where it accumulates.

(Gadoversetamide, NCI Thesaurus)