MICROSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond

as in nanoseconds

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Noun

Researchers at Suzhou University of Science and Technology in China have developed a flexible array of 100 artificial electronic synapses that can switch electrical states in just 26 nanoseconds and be chemically broken down within six minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Photons remain inside the resonator for nearly 100 nanoseconds, allowing light to circulate repeatedly.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of nanoseconds

Noun

The Flames took a 3-2 lead to the third period, but when Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds in, the Ducks’ red-hot power play took advantage with Carlsson tying it at 55 seconds.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The remarkably smooth ride up to the top travels 500 feet high in 60 seconds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
It was even successfully tested at 150 percent of this maximum pressure for 10 minutes.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

These days, the shows are bigger and the tickets sell out in instants, filling theaters around the country with concertgoers whose response to Geese’s music can best be described as rabid ecstasy.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of instants

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Her team found a 77% higher rate of irregular heartbeats during the six weeks around the 2016 election, compared with a control period.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
One promising alternative is to instead harvest energy from the body itself by capturing mechanical energy generated by the contraction of muscles, such as heartbeats, or the movement of fluids.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

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