centisecondn.
/ˈsɛntᵻˌsɛk(ə)nd/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)əˌsɛkən(d)/ One hundredth of a second (usually of time, less often of arc). Symbol cs, csec.
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atomOE
third1595
millisecond1882
centisecond1905
microsecond1906
nanosecond1958
picosecond1962
1905 Professional & Amateur Photographer Jan. 5 M. H. Cousin..suggests that inconvenient fractions may be avoided in stating exposures, by the use of such expressions as deci-second, centi-second, and milli-second.
1964 Amer. Speech 39 230 Eight Swedish vowels spoken..at five syllabic rates produced vowels of approximately 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 centiseconds.
1977 D. E. Smylie in J. D. Mulholland Sci. Applic. Lunar Laser Ranging 105 Lunar laser ranging and other..techniques have now brought us the capability of determining..spatial orientation of the Earth to a centisecond of arc.
2004 A. Kolk in M. Nørgaard et al. Oracle Insights iv. 149 The granularity of the timing is in centiseconds. So if a user call completes within a centisecond, Oracle thinks it takes 0 centiseconds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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