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wait time

1. n. [Formation Evaluation]

The time allotted for the alignment of protons with the static magnetic field during a nuclear magnetic resonance measurement. The term is used more generally with reference to logging tools, and is synonymous with the more general term polarization time.

Synonyms: polarization time

See: nuclear magnetic resonancenuclear magnetic resonance measurement