Home › Words › R › risetimerisetimerisetime means the time taken for a wave to rise from the baseline to the peak.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, risetime ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rise + time.nounThe time taken for a wave to rise from the baseline to the peakDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.traveltime 57% match — The amount of time that it takes for a wave to propagate between two points. vs risetime →acrophase 54% match — The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm. vs risetime →deadtime 54% match — The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change. vs risetime →lagtime 51% match — The elapsed time between two events. vs risetime →halfwave 50% match — half (especially the positive half) of a sine wave vs risetime →dayrise 47% match — daybreak, dawn vs risetime →dawntime 46% match — The time of dawn. vs risetime →crest 46% match — The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. vs risetime →