Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A period following strenuous physical activity in which stretching or milder exercise is performed to allow the body gradually to return to normal.
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- noun video games The minimum length of time that the player needs to wait after using an ability or item before it can be used again.
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Examples
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On top of all of that, you have an AE hot (WG), a zone-based but unreliable AE (Efflorescence), a short term cooldown (ToL) and a long-term cooldown (Tranquility).
WoW.com 2010
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The cooldown is the shortest of all the phases of your workout, 3 to 5 minutes, depending upon the intensity of your workout.
Escape Your Shape Ph.D. EDWARD J. JACKOWSKI 2001
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A cooldown is the time it takes for an ability to recharge.
WordPress.com News artanishunterguide 2008
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There's no "cooldown" period for spells, which are cast using a finite pool of regenerating mana.
Jay is Games 2010
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The way it plays out is this: It has a 10% proc rate and a 45 second internal cooldown, meaning that it'll be up roughly once every minute or so.
WoW.com Christian Belt 2010
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These abilities are free to use, but require a "cooldown" period before they can be used again.
WN.com - Articles related to Links with al-Qaida obstacle to Afghan peace: Analysis 2010
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These abilities are free to use, but require a "cooldown" period before they can be used again.
WN.com - Articles related to Links with al-Qaida obstacle to Afghan peace: Analysis 2010
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In a very pure, possibly unrealistic sense, though we'd love to see 3 shards per fight with some kind of cooldown in between the use of each.
Worldofraids News 2010
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As to exactly how the powers system will work, The Secret World will have some kind of stamina bar that determines how much you can use your powers before you become exhausted, and active powers will have "cooldown" timers that determine how frequently you can trigger them.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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The way it plays out is this: It has a 10% proc rate and a 45 second internal cooldown, meaning that it'll be up roughly once every minute or so.
WoW.com Christian Belt 2010
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