millisecond

[mil-uh-sek-uhnd]

noun

1. one thousandth of a second. msec

millisecond

/ ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd /

noun

1. ms. one thousandth of a second

Word History and Origins

Origin of millisecond¹

First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + second ²

Example Sentences

In a Nov. 5 article published in Nature, the Princeton team reported that their qubit maintains coherence for more than 1 millisecond.

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In the new study, Zhong's team succeeded in raising the coherence time of individual erbium atoms from 0.1 milliseconds to more than 10 milliseconds.

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In just a few milliseconds more, the heat had raced through all of the gas in the building, setting it alight.

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Dr Hanel said: "To operate from the US to Scotland with a 120 millisecond lag - a blink of an eye - is truly remarkable."

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But in those milliseconds he thought they needed to turn Fiji round as we are up on the scoreboard, so he kicked it to pin them back and turn the screw.

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