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单词 microsecond
释义

microsecond

noun

mi·​cro·​sec·​ond ˈmī-krō-ˌse-kənd How to pronounce microsecond (audio)
-kənt
: one millionth of a second

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This cannot be taken for granted for one microsecond. Adam Sobel, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Rylance, Flynn and Beale are especially gifted at raising an eyebrow just a millimeter high enough to suggest a fib is in progress or adding a microsecond of hesitancy here or there to enhance the effect. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2022 The performance core also integrates a new microcontroller that can examine the needs of applications in a microsecond, even faster than a millisecond. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 19 Aug. 2021 The question of leap seconds is contentious, because some scientists believe simply adjusting each day’s microsecond difference is better. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2021 Within a fraction of a microsecond, the electron and the positron collide and annihilate each other in a flash of gamma rays. Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2020 In the next microsecond, the cop, his eyes burning with fear, pulled and pointed his M9 Berretta two inches from my forehead. Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2020 The next step in the build required Keegan to look down for just a microsecond. August Cole, Wired, 5 June 2020 But under the extreme high-energy conditions of the early Universe in its first microseconds of existence, that couldn't happen. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

microsecond

noun

mi·​cro·​sec·​ond ˈmī-krō-ˌsek-ənd, -ənt How to pronounce microsecond (audio)
: one millionth of a second

microsecond

noun

as in nanosecond

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nanosecond
  • minute
  • second
  • instant
  • eyeblink
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  • trice
  • split second
  • twinkling
  • jiffy
  • twinkle
  • jiff
  • wink
  • moment
  • shake
  • flash
  • New York minute
  • beat
  • snatch
  • spurt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • eternity
  • lifetime
  • age
  • forever
  • infinity
  • eon
  • aeon
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