Definition of timescale
: an arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute duration or antiquity of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time
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Examples of timescale in a Sentence
When considered on the 4.6 billion year timescale of the Earth, our lives can seem insignificant.
What is the timescale for completion of the work?
Recent Examples of timescale from the Web
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Natural selection simply does not operate on the same timescale as industrialization, so to keep pace with anthropogenic change, wild animals have resorted to altering their behavior rather than their genes.
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This star, dubbed PDS 70, is thought to be just 5.4 million years old — a newborn on the cosmological timescale.
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But a report from The Times has now revealed the urgent timescale behind the deals.
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That timescale would mean Salah could be unavailable up until June 23 if his recovery requires the full four weeks - casting doubt over his availability in his country's group games which span from June 15 to June 25.
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However, there are some phenomena that occur on shorter timescales, taking just a few decades, years or even seconds.
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This was every human’s world until a few centuries ago, nothing on an evolutionary timescale.
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Inflexible, always-on nuclear, the idea goes, is ill-suited for a world where wind and solar output vary on timescales ranging from seconds to hours to seasons.
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Yes, but the timescale was a lot longer compared to the virgins.
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First Known Use of timescale
1890
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Definition of timescale for English Language Learners
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: a period of time whose size can be compared to other periods of time
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