MICROSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond

as in nanoseconds

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Noun

This leaves a window only two instructions wide, typically lasting tens of nanoseconds.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Such as approach had its own speed limits – at the slowest, nanoseconds (billionths) and at the fastest, picoseconds (trillionths).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of nanoseconds

Noun

Sam Lee Matias Fernandez-Pardo (£51m), Newcastle Matias Fernandez-Pardo came on to replace Joe Willock after 64 minutes and slotted into the No 10 position, just off Yoane Wissa, in Jaissle’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Reduce the heat and simmer for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 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

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Simpson was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition that can cause irregular heartbeats and sudden cardiac death in seemingly healthy individuals, per John Hopkins Medicine.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Researchers often use heart rate variability − the small differences in time between heartbeats − as one way to assess how that system is functioning.

— Donnisa Edmonds, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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