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subsecond

subsecond adjective: relating to a time interval of less than one second.

Adjective

subsecond (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a time interval of less than one second.

Forms of subsecond

alternative formsub-second

Origin of subsecond

From sub- + second.

Questions about subsecond

What does subsecond mean?
Subsecond means relating to a time interval of less than one second.
What part of speech is subsecond?
Subsecond is an adjective.

Words near subsecond in the dictionary

  1. subsearch
  2. subsearches
  3. subseasonal
  4. subsec.
  5. subsecive
  6. subsecond
  7. subsecret
  8. subsecretarial
  9. subsecretariat
  10. subsecretariats
  11. subsecretaries

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