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delay time has definition Time lapse between the time a signal (e.g., a radar beam) is propagated out to a distant object and the time it is received after the object bounces it back. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:25.0
is an instance of time

time has unit time unit

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

delay time	has definition Time lapse between the time a signal (e.g., a radar beam) is propagated out to a distant object and the time it is received after the object bounces it back.
delay time	is an instance of time
time	has unit time unit
number	has value