millisecond

[ mil-uh-sek-uhnd ]
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noun
  1. one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec

Origin of millisecond

1
First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + second2

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millisecond

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd) /


noun
  1. one thousandth of a second: Symbol: ms

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