time-of-flight


time–of–flight

adj \ˈtīm-ə(v)-ˈflīt\

Definition of TIME-OF-FLIGHT

: of, relating to, being, or done with an instrument (as a mass spectrometer) that separates particles (as ions) according to the time required for them to traverse a tube of a certain length

First Known Use of TIME-OF-FLIGHT

1945

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