Dwell

Quick meaning: Dwell is a noun meaning (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

Meaning

(engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

More Meanings

1. (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
2. (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
3. (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
4. (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]
5. (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
6. (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
7. (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).

Example Sentences

Stop dwelling on the past!

I am fully resolved to go dwell in another house.

The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.

Well, since my baby left me, Well, I found a new place to dwell. Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street At Heartbreak Hotel.

Word Forms

• dwells
• dwelling
• dwelt
• dwelled

Synonyms for dwell

Depending on context, synonyms include brood, lie, worry, live, inhabit, consist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reside, live, lie, lie in, consist, belong.

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