temporisation

English

Noun

temporisation (countable and uncountable, plural temporisations)

1. Alternative form of temporization

French

Etymology

From temporiser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

temporisation f (plural temporisations)

1. temporizing (playing for time)
2. (technics) timer (launching an action after a given delay)

Note: In the technical sense of timer, the term is often abbreviated to tempo.

Further reading

• “temporisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.