nanosecond

nano·sec·ond

noun \-ˌse-kənd, -kənt\

Definition of NANOSECOND

1

: one billionth of a second

2

: a very brief moment

Examples of NANOSECOND

1. It happens in less than a nanosecond.
2. <a nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal>

Origin of NANOSECOND

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1959

Related to NANOSECOND

Synonyms: beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, instant, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words: microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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Rhymes with NANOSECOND

femtosecond, microsecond, millisecond, picosecond, yoctosecond, zeptosecond