nanoseconds

plural of nanosecond

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nanoseconds The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react. Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The project team led by researcher Chang Jun from CETC’s Southwest China Institute of Electronic Technology highlighted that hypersonic cooperative strike systems demand inter-platform time synchronization with accuracy better than 10 nanoseconds. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025 The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds. IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanoseconds
Noun
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite in all of Earth’s history, completing an orbit around the Earth at an altitude of hundreds of miles (or kilometers) above the ground every 90 minutes.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Studnicka scored twice — opening scoring 56 seconds into regulation and capping it 28 seconds into overtime on the power play — to lead the Panthers to a 4-3 preseason win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Amerant Bank Arena.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Those specs are promised to include a zero-to-60 mph time of less than 2 seconds.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Using its optical heart sensor, the watch reviews how your blood vessels respond to heartbeats over 30-day periods.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of reacting to every downturn, remind yourself that these moments are temporary and that markets have always recovered over time.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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