Dwell
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Dwell means to live in a place, a dwelling
. It may also refer to:
Dwelling
Dwelling, as well as being a term for a house, or for living somewhere, or for lingering somewhere, is a philosophical concept which was developed by Martin Heidegger. Dwelling is about making yourself at home where the home itself is a building that is a house...
. It may also refer to:
- In gun accurizing, bullet dwell time, time between cartridge ignition, and the time the bullet leaves the barrel.
- DwellDwell (Retailer)Dwell is a retailer of furniture in the United Kingdom. It has 25 retail outlets across the UK, with several in London including Westfield.-Origins:...
, a leading UK furniture and accessories company - Dwell (magazine)Dwell (magazine)Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by mail-order heiress Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its editor-in-chief. In August 2002 Jacobs left the magazine and was replaced by senior editor...
, a monthly publication focused on modern architecture and design - Dwell angle, a term used in automotive context, indicating the degrees of rotation of the distributorDistributorA distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order. The first reliable battery operated ignition was developed by Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. and introduced in the...
camCamA cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path...
during which the ignitionIgnition systemAn ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel-air mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol engines used to power the majority of motor vehicles, but they are also used in many other applications such as in oil-fired and...
contact breaker points in the distributor are closed - DwellInterface defeatInterface defeat is when a ceramic armour system, typically on an armoured fighting vehicle, defeats a kinetic energy penetrator at the ceramic's front surface. Above a certain impact velocity, known as the transition velocity, interface defeat can no longer occur and either penetration or...
, a condition encountered with ceramic armour in which a projectile is consumed on the surface of the armour without penetrating - In train and subway operations, Dwell (or Station Dwell, Station Dwell Time, Terminal dwell timeTerminal dwell timeTerminal dwell time refers to the time loaded railroad cars spend in a terminal awaiting continuedmovement....
) refers to the amount of time taken at each stop.