MICROSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond

as in nanoseconds

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Noun

Power pulses scale Pulsed-power systems briefly store electricity before releasing it in an intense burst lasting about 100 nanoseconds.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Xona expects its satellites to eventually deliver a timing reference accurate to within 10 nanoseconds.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of nanoseconds

Noun

After grabbing an early 83-81 lead in overtime, the Dream gave up eight straight points to the Fever, who never lost the lead in overtime again, although the Dream got within two points, 93-91, with 10 seconds left.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for Chicago (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of seconds

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While there was no doubt who the better fighter was after 25 minutes of action, UFC analyst Joe Rogan thinks the champ made a mistake at the end of the bout.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of minutes

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Recent instants, according to the company, will be saved in an archive that's private and only accessible to the user who takes it.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Elle has become a collector of sounds, wandering the city with a pocket recorder in hand, creating what are, in effect, sonic images of instants stretched out into time.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of instants

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