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Dwells
/dwɛlz/
A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
📖 Definitions of "Dwells"
- 1
A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- 2
A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- 3
A planned delay in a timed control program.
- 4
In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
- 1
To live; to reside.
- 2
To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
- 3
To be in a given state.
- 4
To abide; to remain; to continue.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dwells"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| resideverb | To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. |
| liveverb | (intransitive) To be alive; to have life. |
| lieverb | (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. |
| lie inverb | (UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual). |
| consistverb | (archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible. |
| belongverb | (intransitive) To have its proper place. |
| worryverb | (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| inhabitverb | (transitive) To live or reside in. |
| populateverb | (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people. |
| peopleverb | (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate. |
| shackverb | To live (in or with); to shack up. |
| harpverb | (transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument). |
| broodverb | (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. |
| inhabitsverb | (transitive) To live or reside in. |
| insistsverb | (sometimes with (that + subjunctive) or intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it. |
| livesverb | LiVES (LiVES Editing System) is a free and open-source video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. |
| remainsnoun | The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. |
| residesverb | To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. |
| stressesverb | (intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated. |
| abidesverb | Used in a phrasal verb: abide by (“to accept and act in accordance with”). |
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