msec.
msec. is the alternative form of msec.
Meaning of msec
Noun
msec (plural msec or msecs)
- A millisecond, ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a second.
- According to P. Hoffmann [1920] an afferent volley, electrically excited or elicited by a tendon tap, depresses for 30–100 msec. the motor discharge to an extensor muscle aroused by voluntary effort.1935 July 6, Herbert S. Gasser, “The changes produced in the injury discharge of nerve fibres during the period following a propagated disturbance”, in The Journal of Physiology, quoted in OED, →DOI...
Origin of msec.
From Translingual m- (“milli-”) + English sec. (“second”).
Questions about msec.
- What is msec. the alternative form of?
- Msec. is the alternative form of msec.
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