English
Pronunciation
AHD|dw�l, IPA|/dwel/, SAMPA|/dwel/
audio|en-us-dwell.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l
Noun
en-noun
- A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- (electric) A planned delay in a timed control program.
- automotive In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
Verb
en-verb|dwells|dwelling|dwelt or dwelled
- context|intransitive|formal|literary To live; to reside.
Related terms
dwelling
dwell on, dwell upon
Translations
Czech: bydlet
Dutch: rondhangen, verblijven
Finnish: asua, oleskella, asustaa
French: résider
German: leben, verbleiben
Indonesian: tinggal, diam|berdiam, diam|mendiami
Italian: abitare, dimorare <ref>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version here</ref>
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Japanese: �� (��, sumu), ����� (�����, sunde-iru)
Old English: buan|būan
Swedish: bo, leva
Yiddish: ×�×�×�×�× ×¢×�
Spanish: Habitar, morar
References
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R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
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