Dwell

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Dwell means to remain in a place, as a residence (a dwelling), or metaphorically to stay on a subject. It may also refer to:

  • Dwell (magazine), a monthly American publication focused on modern architecture and design
  • Dwell (retailer), a leading UK furniture and accessories company
  • Interface defeat, a condition encountered with ceramic armour in which a projectile is consumed on the surface of the armour without penetrating
  • Terminal dwell time (or dwell, station dwell, or station dwell time), in train and subway operations, the amount of time taken at each stop
  • Dwell is an (angular) measure important to tuning how long the coil spends charging to spark automotive ignition systems.
  • Dwell Time is the time that an antenna beam spends on a target is called dwell time TD.

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