microseconds

Definition of microsecondsnext
plural of microsecond

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Noun
  • The new prototype, still very far from being practical, took femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) to charge and stored the energy for nanoseconds.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Concentrate, which has earned more than 30,000 positive reviews, makes hot or cold coffee in seconds.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Luostarinen opened the scoring just 23 seconds in, spinning into Samoskevich’s rebound and beating Woll from a tight angle.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The game was tied at 1 before Thompson scored from the low slot 13 minutes into the second after stealing the puck from Blackhawks defenseman Louis Crevier.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Lightning are 17-7-3 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Stress Some fitness trackers measure heart rate variability (HRV), which is the variation in the time intervals between heartbeats.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Vital signs, such as breathing and heartbeats, naturally generate low-frequency vibrations that cause the skull to vibrate.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Microseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microseconds. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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