nanosecond
nanosecond noun: an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns.
Noun
nanosecond (plural nanoseconds)
- An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns
- Holonyms: microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond <...
- Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond
- An extremely short period of time; an instant.
- I just know that the nanosecond I take my eyes off my phone, somebody's going to steal it.
nanosecond meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Malay
nanosecond in Tamil
- நானோசெகண்டு
nanosecond in Telugu
- measure of time
- నానోసెకను nānōsekanu
nanosecond in Malay
- measure of time
- nanosaat
Forms of nanosecond
| plural | nanoseconds |
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Origin of nanosecond
From nano- + second.
Words formed from nanosecond
Questions about nanosecond
- What does nanosecond mean?
- Nanosecond means an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns.
- What is nanosecond in Tamil?
- Nanosecond in Tamil is நானோசெகண்டு. See Nanosecond meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nanosecond?
- Nanosecond is a noun.
- What is the plural of nanosecond?
- The plural of nanosecond is nanoseconds.
Words near nanosecond in the dictionary
Source and license
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