Definitions for duration
dʊˈreɪ ʃən, dyʊ-du·ra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. duration, continuancenoun

   the period of time during which something continues

2. duration, continuancenoun

   the property of enduring or continuing in time

3. duration, lengthnoun

   continuance in time

   "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. durationnoun

   An amount of time or a particular time interval

2. durationnoun

   (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war

   Rationing will last at least for the duration.

3. durationnoun

   A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

4. Etymology: From dictionary.reference.com:

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Durationnoun

   1.A sort of distance or length, the idea whereof we get, not from the permanent parts of space, but from the fleeting and perpetually perishing parts of succession. John Locke

   Etymology: duratio, Latin.

   2. Power of continuance.

   Duration is a circumstance so essential to happiness, that if we conceived it possible for the joys of heaven itself to pass from us in an instant, we should find ourselves not much concerned for the attainment of them. John Rogers, Sermons.

   3. Length of continuance.

   Aristotle , by greatness of action, does not only mean it should be great in its nature, but also in its duration, that it should have a due length in it. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 267.

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1. duration

   Duration is the length of time during which something continues or exists. It often refers to the ongoing continuity of an event, activity, condition, or state. It can also refer to the temporal length of a sound or musical note. Additionally, in finance, it represents a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Durationnoun

   the state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists

2. Etymology: [OF. duration. See Dure.]

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1. Duration

   In music duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval. It is the length of a note. A duration is a property of a note that becomes one of the bases of rhythm. A tone may be sustained for varying lengths of time. For example, an event in the common sense has a duration greater than zero, but in certain specialized senses, a duration of zero. It is often cited as one of the fundamental aspects of music, encompassing rhythm, form, and even pitch. Durations, and their beginnings and endings, may be described as long, short, or taking a specific amount of time. Often duration is described according to terms borrowed from descriptions of pitch. As such, the duration complement is the amount of different durations used, the duration scale is an ordering of those durations from shortest to longest, the duration range is the difference in length between the shortest and longest, and the duration hierarchy is an ordering of those durations based on frequency of use. Durational patterns are the foreground details projected against a background metric structure, which includes meter, tempo, and all rhythmic aspects which produce temporal regularity or structure. Duration patterns may be divided into rhythmic units and rhythmic gestures. However, they may also be described using terms borrowed from the metrical feet of poetry: iamb, anapest, trochee, dactyl, and amphibrach, which may overlap to explain ambiguity.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. duration

   A specific known amount of time.

   The duration of the project was mapped and they were all very grateful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Temporal Property
   • Time
   • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'duration' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4700

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'duration' in Nouns Frequency: #1918

How to pronounce duration?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of duration in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of duration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of duration in a Sentence

1. Debora Warner:

   You can be very specific about incline, duration, number of reps.

2. Trent Smith:

   The zinnia plant is very different from lettuce, it is more sensitive to environmental parameters and light characteristics. It has a longer growth duration between 60 and 80 days. Thus, it is a more difficult plant to grow, and allowing it to flower, along with the longer growth duration, makes it a good precursor to a tomato plant. The zinnia plant, though, showed signs of stress early on - possibly due to high humidity or water engulfing some of the plants.

3. Joseph Schumpeter:

   For the duration of its collective life, or the time during which its identity may be assumed, each class resembles a hotel or an omnibus, always full, but always of different people.

4. Frank Scheer:

   The current study further suggests that extending the overnight fasting duration in overweight individuals with a habitually short overnight fasting duration leads to weight loss, at least in part due to reduced daily caloric intake.

5. Honore de Balzac:

   The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

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