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[ mahy-kruh-sek-uhnd ] / ˈmaɪ krəˌsɛk ənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR microsecond ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec Origin of microsecondFirst recorded in 1905–10; micro- + second2 Words nearby microsecondmicroscope, microscopic, microscopic anatomy, Microscopium, microscopy, microsecond, microsegment, microseism, microsensor, microsite, microsleep Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for microsecondSeemingly a microsecond later, the word came down that the NFL was suspending him indefinitely. How Could the NFL Not Know About the Brutal Second Ray Rice Tape?|Robert Silverman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST These over-sized, super powered, high-tech spark plugs deliver an intense electric pulse that is precise down to the microsecond. ‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication|Michael Daly|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST If combustion occurs within a battery, says Boeing, it would be snuffed out in a microsecond for lack of oxygen. The Dreamliner Will Fly Again, But Is Boeing Still Blowing Smoke?|Clive Irving|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Force of a hydrogen bomb—forty thousand innocent people gone in a microsecond. --And Devious the Line of Duty|Tom Godwin
Microsecond by slow microsecond the Vangs grew and grew and grew. Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith Icarus will be within the star only a matter of a microsecond. The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick Within its certain, limited timing-capacity, it could establish or break a contact within the thousandth of a microsecond. Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins No chart can keep up to the microsecond on these asteroid movements. Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton
British Dictionary definitions for microsecond
nounone millionth of a secondSymbol: μs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to microsecondmillisecond, nanosecond, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, moment, twinkling Scientific definitions for microsecond
A unit of time equal to one millionth (10-6) of a second. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |