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\Definition of time-of-flight
: of, relating to, being, or done with an instrument (such as a mass spectrometer) that separates particles (such as ions) according to the time required for them to traverse a tube of a certain length
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time-of-flight
adjective\ ˌtīm-ə(v)-ˌflīt \
\Medical 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
a time-of-flight imaging system time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography —abbreviation TOF
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The first known use of time-of-flight was in 1945
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