microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond
as in nanoseconds

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  1. nanoseconds
  2. seconds
  3. minutes
  4. instants
  5. heartbeats
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
  • At that speed, even tiny particles produce bright streaks, often leaving glowing trails that persist for several seconds.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some dialogues seem leisurely and inconsequential, while some major revelations are over in seconds.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • Rest for at least 30 minutes, ideally 1 to 2 hours at room temperature.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Zero would mean exactly the same players playing exactly the same share of minutes; 100 per cent reflects an entirely new team.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of minutes
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But the most striking of the new songs is the opener, a slow-motion unfurling against a backdrop of heartbeats and zithers.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of heartbeats
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