| split second | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an extremely small period of time; instant |
| —adj | |
| 2. | made or arrived at in an infinitely short time: a split-second decision |
| 3. | depending upon minute precision: split-second timing |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |