microsecond

[ mahy-kruh-sek-uhnd ]

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌsɛk ənd /

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noun

a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec

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Origin of microsecond

First recorded in 1905–10; micro- + second²

Words nearby microsecond

microscope, microscopic, microscopic anatomy, Microscopium, microscopy, microsecond, microsegment, microseism, microsensor, microsite, microsleep

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How to use microsecond in a sentence

Left out in the open, the plasma would dissipate within tens of microseconds.
A magnetic trap captures elusive ultracold plasma|Maria Temming|March 8, 2021|Science News
Seemingly 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

Then he triggered a single one-microsecond pulse into the additional ten turns of winding.
Where I Wasn't Going|Walt Richmond
It uses the computed relationship to alter the power flowing through in the next microsecond to get the same gravity.
Accidental Flight|Floyd L. Wallace
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
Force of a hydrogen bomb—forty thousand innocent people gone in a microsecond.
--And Devious the Line of Duty|Tom Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for microsecond

microsecond

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd) /

noun

one millionth of a secondSymbol: μs

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Scientific definitions for microsecond

microsecond

[ mī′krō-sĕk′ənd ]

A unit of time equal to one millionth (10-6) of a second.

microsecond

Origin of microsecond

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