microsecond
a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec
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How to use microsecond in a sentence
Seemingly a microsecond later, the word came down that the NFL was suspending him indefinitely.
How Could the NFL Not Know About the Brutal Second Ray Rice Tape? | Robert Silverman | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese over-sized, super powered, high-tech spark plugs deliver an intense electric pulse that is precise down to the microsecond.
‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication | Michael Daly | December 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf combustion occurs within a battery, says Boeing, it would be snuffed out in a microsecond for lack of oxygen.
The Dreamliner Will Fly Again, But Is Boeing Still Blowing Smoke? | Clive Irving | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen he triggered a single one-microsecond pulse into the additional ten turns of winding.
Where I Wasn't Going | Walt RichmondIt uses the computed relationship to alter the power flowing through in the next microsecond to get the same gravity.
Accidental Flight | Floyd L. Wallace
Icarus will be within the star only a matter of a microsecond.
The Variable Man | Philip K. DickWithin its certain, limited timing-capacity, it could establish or break a contact within the thousandth of a microsecond.
Talents, Incorporated | William Fitzgerald JenkinsForce of a hydrogen bomb—forty thousand innocent people gone in a microsecond.
--And Devious the Line of Duty | Tom Godwin
British Dictionary definitions for microsecond
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd) /
one millionth of a second: Symbol: μs
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Scientific definitions for microsecond
[ mī′krō-sĕk′ənd ]
A unit of time equal to one millionth (10-6) of a second.
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