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[[File:tahvo timer.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A tahvo timer found in [[Kadish]]'s lab on [[Ahnonay]]]] | [[File:tahvo timer.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A tahvo timer found in [[Kadish]]'s lab on [[Ahnonay]]]] | ||
The '''tahvo timer''' measures a period of one ''tahvo'' (< | The '''tahvo timer''' measures a period of one ''tahvo'' (<dni>tavo</d'ni>) (about 14.5 minutes) in the [[D'ni time|D'ni timekeeping system]] each time it is activated. The tick marks on the timer are spaced at intervals of one ''gorahn'' (about 34.8 seconds), while the D'ni numerals visible through the magnifying lens indicate the number of ''prorahntee'' that have elapsed, in increments of 25. One ''prorahn'' is about 1.4 to 1.5 seconds, and there are 25 ''prorahntee'' per ''gorahn'', or 625 ''prorahntee'' per ''tahvo''. | ||
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Revision as of 18:04, 10 January 2018
The tahvo timer measures a period of one tahvo (<dni>tavo</d'ni>) (about 14.5 minutes) in the D'ni timekeeping system each time it is activated. The tick marks on the timer are spaced at intervals of one gorahn (about 34.8 seconds), while the D'ni numerals visible through the magnifying lens indicate the number of prorahntee that have elapsed, in increments of 25. One prorahn is about 1.4 to 1.5 seconds, and there are 25 prorahntee per gorahn, or 625 prorahntee per tahvo.
