millisecond
/ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/US/ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/
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millisecond noun: an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms.
Noun
millisecond (plural milliseconds)
- An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms
- Holonyms: centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond <...
- Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond
millisecond meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Vietnamese
millisecond in Tamil
- நுல்லிநொடி, கணங்கள், கணம் கணப்பொழுது ஒலித்தல்
millisecond in Tagalog
- one one-thousandth of a second
- milisegundo
millisecond in Arabic
- one one-thousandth of a second
- مِيلِي ثَانِيَة milī ṯāniya
millisecond in Vietnamese
- one one-thousandth of a second
- một phần nghìn giây
Examples of millisecond in a sentence
- The officials used the latest technology to ensure timing down to the nearest millisecond.
- The internal NES clock must accurately measure down to milliseconds for its games to work properly.
- Proceed at a speed of four light years after accelerating thirteen gravs per millisecond.”
Forms of millisecond
| plural | milliseconds |
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Origin of millisecond
From milli- + second.
Words formed from millisecond
Phrases with millisecond
Questions about millisecond
- What does millisecond mean?
- Millisecond means an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms.
- What is millisecond in Tamil?
- Millisecond in Tamil is நுல்லிநொடி, கணங்கள், கணம் கணப்பொழுது ஒலித்தல். See Millisecond meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is millisecond?
- Millisecond is a noun.
- How do you pronounce millisecond?
- Millisecond is pronounced /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of millisecond?
- The plural of millisecond is milliseconds.
Words near millisecond in the dictionary
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