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Plural of millisecond

regular plural

The plural of millisecond is milliseconds.

Forms of millisecond

Singularmillisecond /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/
Pluralmilliseconds
Countablecountable

Milliseconds in a sentence

  • The internal NES clock must accurately measure down to milliseconds for its games to work properly.2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025, page...
  • Zap the droplet with a burst of electricity or heat, however, and it wets the surface in a matter of milliseconds.2006 November, “Batteries that Keep”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 128, number 11, page 22. From the entry superhydrophobicity
  • However, in those heightened milliseconds of being able to circumnavigate the entire scene of her imminent destruction, Petra knows that her straw-clutchingly pathetic notion is far from the truth.2007, Freya North, Pillow Talk, Sourcebooks Landmark, published 2011, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry straw-clutchingly
  • A typical inexpensive key will settle down within five milliseconds, so if the keyboard scanning software polls the key less often than this, the controller will effectively miss the keybounce.2004, Randall Hyde, Write Great Code Volume 1: Understanding the Machine, →ISBN, page 348. From the entry keybounce
  • The system is thought to have approached prompt criticality, at which time the rate of power increase would have been determined by the neutron lifetime (on the order of milliseconds).2000, Thomas P. McLaughlin with Shean P. Monahan, Norman L. Pruvost, Vladimir V. Frolov, Boris G. Ryazanov, and Victor I. Sviridov, “I. A.…. From the entry prompt criticality

Meaning of millisecond

  1. noun An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms.

Full definition of millisecond

Questions about the plural of millisecond

What is the plural of millisecond?
The plural of millisecond is milliseconds.
Is millisecond countable?
Millisecond is a countable noun.

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