nanoseconds

plural of nanosecond

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Recent Examples of nanoseconds The criticism died down only after shaving off nanoseconds became widespread, making the strategy less profitable. Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 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, 4 Apr. 2026 Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds. Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 These shifting patterns subtly alter when the pulses arrive, introducing timing delays on the order of tens of nanoseconds, the statement says. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026 The kids got bored with it in nanoseconds, but word got out in the blue jay community that a peanut paradise had sprung up in our yard and to come on over! Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026 After running for 8 hours, the clock deviated only by 102 nanoseconds, approaching the standard of atomic clocks while both requiring less physical space and less power to run. Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025 The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react. Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanoseconds
Noun
  • Johannes scored all 12 of her points in the first quarter and played 18 minutes.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Excluding the journey to Qatar, the flight that took the longest lasted 344 minutes and went from Miami to Seattle, where Infantino attended the Belgium-Egypt match on June 15.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Clark, who committed a foul four seconds into Friday’s game and is often criticized for her defense, was the last Fever player between Johnson and the rim.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Nearly 40 seconds later, Hurtado-Cariaco slips out of his T-shirt, frees himself and runs shirtless for a few feet.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • In response to safety concerns, several medications have been removed from the list eligible for refills, including a drug for irregular heartbeats.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • As a data point, heart rate variability is the measurement of how much the time between your heartbeats may slightly fluctuate.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • In keeping with the idea of expansion, Flanagan’s story further builds out the mythology of Carrie, using the novel’s often underused moments as launching pads.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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