microsecond

noun

mi·cro·sec·ond ˈmī-krō-ˌse-kənd

-kənt

Synonyms of microsecond next

: one millionth of a second

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Modern experts have concluded that the movements are not orchestrated by any one leader, but rather by a chain reaction of microsecond influences. —

Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023 The 250 microsecond stimulus did so too, albeit marginally. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2015 The shift of mass would lengthen days by 0.06 microsecond, scientists said. —

Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010 The robotic chef monitors more than 1,200 parameters every microsecond, from managing food quality to the point-of-sales machine. —

Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022 This cannot be taken for granted for one microsecond. —

Adam Sobel, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Rylance, Flynn and Beale are especially gifted at raising an eyebrow just a millimeter high enough to suggest a fib is in progress or adding a microsecond of hesitancy here or there to enhance the effect. —

Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2022 The performance core also integrates a new microcontroller that can examine the needs of applications in a microsecond, even faster than a millisecond. —

Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 19 Aug. 2021 The question of leap seconds is contentious, because some scientists believe simply adjusting each day’s microsecond difference is better. —

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2021 See More

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