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View synonyms for nanosecond
nanosecond
[ nan-uh-sek-uhnd, ney-nuh- ]
nanosecond
/ ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd /
noun
- one thousand-millionth of a second ns
nanosecond
/ năn′ə-sĕk′ənd /
- One billionth (10 -9) of a second.
nanosecond
- A billionth of a second.
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Notes
The term is often used to refer to a very short time: “He missed having an accident by nanoseconds.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nanosecond1
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Example Sentences
For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
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The water pressure alone would turn a man into a “meat cloud” in a nanosecond, Cameron colorfully explains.
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The man behind ‘Moneyball’ goes inside the crazy world of high frequency trading to find billions being made by the nanosecond.
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But for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the process was completed in a political nanosecond.
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