time curve
A "time curve" graphically represents how a variable changes over a period, commonly used in various scientific and engineering fields.
Definition
B2General
(technical)A graph illustrating the relationship between time and another variable.
Example
- The time curve showed a steady increase in temperature over the month.
C1Seismology
(academic, technical)A graph showing the time it takes for seismic waves to travel from an earthquake's epicenter to a recording station.
Example
- The seismologist analyzed the travel-time curve to locate the earthquake's epicenter.
C1Pharmacology
(academic, technical)A graph plotting drug concentration in plasma against time, used to assess bioavailability and pharmacokinetics.
Example
- The plasma level time curve indicated the drug's peak concentration in the bloodstream.
C1Engineering
(technical)A graph used to show how a load or constraint changes over time in studies involving transient or nonlinear systems.
Example
- The engineer used a time curve to model the thermal load variation over the testing period.
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Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "time curve":
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