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
  • Simons didn’t let a lack of minutes early in his career ruin his spirit.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Eletta Explore is a fully automatic machine that crafts more than 50 hot and cold drinks, including cold brew in under 3 minutes.
    Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kreider’s second goal of the game, with 51 seconds left, tied the game, and his two goals were his first since signing with Anaheim after playing 13 seasons with the New York Rangers.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Balancing things are cooldown times, meaning Tackle can be used every four seconds, but Hyper Beam will take 12 seconds before it can be used again.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Certain types of cancer treatments increase high blood pressure, cause irregular heartbeats and heart failure.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Officials say there were no survivors inside the facility, depriving investigators of crucial eyewitness accounts of the final moments leading up to the explosion.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of ups and downs, a lot of close moments.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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