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millisecond


mil·li·sec·ond

noun \ˈmi-lə-ˌse-kənd, -kənt\

Definition of MILLISECOND

: one thousandth of a second
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Origin of MILLISECOND

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1909

Rhymes with MILLISECOND

femtosecond, microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, yoctosecond, zeptosecond

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