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
  • Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for approximately 30-45 seconds per side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Her first touch in just 28 seconds led to a rebound goal, evening it at 2 in the 68th minute.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • Howard hit four 3-pointers as the Dream led 14-3 less than four minutes into the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Their felicitous four-handed rendition lasted just under six minutes.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 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
  • 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
  • Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
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