Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun time_constant

2 senses of time constant

Sense 1
time constant -- ((electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude)
       => time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

Sense 2
time constant -- (the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms)
       => ratio -- (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))