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millicycle

millicycle noun: one thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle.

Noun

millicycle (plural millicycles)

  1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle.
    • Generally, waveguides are used at frequencies of 3,000 millicycles and up, and wire lines are commonly used below 3,000 millicycles.1961, Harrison T. Randolph, “Use of Microwave Radio in Telemetering”, in American Water Works Association, volume 53, number 9, page 1148

Forms of millicycle

pluralmillicycles

Origin of millicycle

From milli- + cycle.

Questions about millicycle

What does millicycle mean?
Millicycle means one thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle.
What part of speech is millicycle?
Millicycle is a noun.
What is the plural of millicycle?
The plural of millicycle is millicycles.

Words near millicycle in the dictionary

  1. milliCrabs
  2. millicron
  3. millicrons
  4. millicurie
  5. millicuries
  6. millicycle
  7. millicycles
  8. millidarcies
  9. millidarcy
  10. millidarcys
  11. millidarwin

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