- millisecond
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1909 one thousandth of a second
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millisecond — (n.) one thousandth of a second, 1922, from MILLI (Cf. milli ) + SECOND (Cf. second) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
millisecond — ► NOUN ▪ one thousandth of a second … English terms dictionary
millisecond — [mil′isek΄ənd] n. one thousandth of a second: abbrev. ms … English World dictionary
Millisecond — Horizontal logarithmic scale marked with units of time A millisecond (from milli and second; abbreviation: ms) is a thousandth (1/1,000) of a second.[1] 10 milliseconds (a hundredth of a secon … Wikipedia
millisecond — UK [ˈmɪlɪˌsekənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms millisecond : singular millisecond plural milliseconds a unit for measuring extremely short periods of time. There are 1000 milliseconds in a second … English dictionary
millisecond — [[t]mɪ̱lisekənd[/t]] milliseconds N COUNT A millisecond is a unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second … English dictionary
millisecond — milisekundė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dalinis trukmės matavimo vienetas, lygus tūkstantajai sekundės daliai, t. y. 1 ms =10⁻³ s. atitikmenys: angl. millisecond vok. Millisekunde, f rus. миллисекунда, f pranc.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
millisecond — milisekundė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. millisecond vok. Millisekunde, f rus. миллисекунда, f pranc. milliseconde, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Millisecond pulsar — A millisecond pulsar (MSP) is a pulsar with a rotational period in the range of about 1 10 milliseconds. Millisecond pulsars have been detected in the radio, X ray, and gamma ray portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The origin of millisecond … Wikipedia
Millisecond furnace — A Millisecond furnace is a device used for cracking naphtha into ethylene, by extremely short (50 to 100 millisecond) exposure to temperatures of about 900 degrees Celsius, followed by a rapid quenching below 750 degrees Celsius. They were… … Wikipedia
