dwelt

Definition of dwelt in English English dictionary: Dwelt is the past tense and past participle of dwell. A past tense and a past participle of dwell. a past tense and past participle of dwell; of Dwell; past of dwell
dwell: To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on)
dwell: A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed
dwell: {v} to live, inhabit, reside, continue, stay
dwell: A planned delay in a timed control program
dwell: If you dwell on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time. I'd rather not dwell on the past
dwell: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
dwell: 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)
dwell: The time for which the hot tool is impressed in the leather while gold or blind tooling
dwell: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
dwell: To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside
dwell: In an engine, the time allowed for current to build in the primary circuit of the ignition coil for each spark generation
dwell: Number of hours a car spends without line haul movement Same as Demurrage
dwell: To abide; to remain; to continue
dwell: Refers to the number of degrees a distributor shaft rotates while ignition points are closed Also called cam angle
dwell: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
dwell: {f} reside, live in, inhabit; consider for a long time, dwell upon
dwell: If you dwell somewhere, you live there. They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it = live see also dwelling. to live in a particular place
dwell: The amount of time distributor points remain closed between openings
dwell: To delay; to linger
dwell: To live; to reside
dwell: In a Form C switch, the difference in field strength (expressed in ampere-turns) between the value when the Common reed breaks the Normally Closed contact and the value when the Common reed makes the Normally Open contact
dwell: (Otomotiv) Refers to the number of degrees a distributor shaft rotates while ignition points are closed. Also called cam angle
dwell: think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell: a delay time after filling the mold
dwell: Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24: 16; Matt 6: 19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks
dwell: Dwell time is associated with passenger activity and represents the elapsed time from door open to door close
dwell: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
dwell: To inhabit
dwell: of possessions, remained possessed by someone specific