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DURATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Continuance in time
Example:
he complained about the length of time required
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("duration" is a kind of...):
temporal property (a property relating to time)
Attribute:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duration"):
longness (duration as an extension)
continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
endlessness (the property of being (or seeming to be) without end)
shortness (the property of being of short temporal extent)
brevity; briefness; transience (the attribute of being brief or fleeting)
permanence; permanency (the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration)
impermanence; impermanency (the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of enduring or continuing in time
Synonyms:
continuance; duration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("duration" is a kind of...):
time (the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The period of time during which something continues
Synonyms:
continuance; duration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("duration" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duration"):
clocking (the time taken to traverse a measured course)
longueur (a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art))
residence time (the period of time spent in a particular place)
span (the complete duration of something)
stint; stretch (an unbroken period of time during which you do something)
time scale (an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration)
note value; time value; value ((music) the relative duration of a musical note)
rule (the duration of a monarch's or government's power)
Context examples:
"Feeling like a workout needs to be at a peak exertion level for a long duration can intimidate those who suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases and could greatly benefit from physical activity."
(Just 20 Minutes of Walking May Reduce Inflammation in Your Body, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Both the level and duration of breastfeeding may offer unique benefits to women during the post-delivery period for protection against development of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.
(Breastfeeding may help prevent type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes, NIH)
The minimum duration (time) between successive peaks of R waves in a particular set of RR intervals.
(Minimum RR Duration, NCI Thesaurus)
Duration of the acquisition of an image or a waveform.
(Acquisition Duration, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)
Having a severe and rapid onset of symptoms with short duration.
(Acute, NCI Thesaurus)
By increasing the numbers of hair follicles in and duration of anagen phase, bimatoprost may help increase eyebrow and eyelash growth and appearance, including their length, thickness and darkness.
(Bimatoprost Ophthalmic Solution, NCI Thesaurus)
A route of administration of a fluid drug form into a vein or veins, over a time duration of equal to or more than 24 hours.
(Continuous Intravenous Infusion, NCI Thesaurus)
A device designed to indicate the time of day or to measure the time duration of an event or action.
(Clock Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
Of short duration, extent, or distance.
(Brief, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer.
(Chronic Encephalopathy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
