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Adam Clayton

Meaning of "millisecond" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLISECOND

millisecond  [ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLISECOND

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Millisecond is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILLISECOND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Millisecond

A millisecond is a thousandth of a second. 10 milliseconds are called a centisecond, commonly seen on many stopwatches but often mistakenly referred to as milliseconds. 100 milliseconds are called a decisecond. To help compare orders of magnitude of different times, this page lists times between 10−3 seconds and 100 seconds. See also times of other orders of magnitude.

Definition of millisecond in the English dictionary

The definition of millisecond in the dictionary is one thousandth of a second ms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLISECOND


blackened
ˈblækənd
darkened
ˈdɑːkənd
fecund
ˈfiːkənd
femtosecond
ˈfɛmtəʊˌsɛkənd
infecund
ɪnˈfiːkənd
jocund
ˈdʒɒkənd
lichened
ˈlaɪkənd
microsecond
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd
nanosecond
ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd
picosecond
ˈpiːkəʊˌsɛkənd
rubicund
ˈruːbɪkənd
second
ˈsɛkənd
sixty-second
ˌsɪkstɪˈsɛkənd
split-second
ˌsplɪtˈsekənd
unawakened
ˌʌnəˈweɪkənd
unquickened
ʌnˈkwɪkənd
unreckoned
ʌnˈrɛkənd
unwakened
ʌnˈweɪkənd
unweakened
ʌnˈwiːkənd
zeptosecond
ˈzɛptəˌsɛkənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLISECOND

milling machine
milliohm
million
millionaire
millionairess
millionary
millionfold
millionnaire
millionnairess
millions
millionth
milliosmol
millipede
milliprobe
milliradian
millirem
milliroentgen
millisievert
millivolt
milliwatt

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLISECOND

abscond
almond
arc second
beyond
blond
bond
centimetre-gram-second
correspond
diamond
fond
foot-pound-second
half-second
Hammond
leap second
metre-kilogram-second
pond
respond
Richmond
split second
yoctosecond

Synonyms and antonyms of millisecond in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «millisecond» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILLISECOND

Find out the translation of millisecond to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of millisecond from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «millisecond» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毫秒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

milisegundo
570 millions of speakers

English

millisecond
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलीसेकंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميلي ثانية واحدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

milissegundo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিলিসেকেন্ডে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

milliseconde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Milisaat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Millisekunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミリ秒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밀리 초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Millisecond
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần nghìn giây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணப்பொழுது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिलिसेकंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

milisaniye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

millisecondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

milisekunda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

milisecunde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χιλιοστά του δευτερολέπτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

millisekonde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

millisekund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

millisekund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of millisecond

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLISECOND»

The term «millisecond» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLISECOND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about millisecond

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3 QUOTES WITH «MILLISECOND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word millisecond.
1
Adam Clayton
The drums tell me everything. Everything else registers a millisecond later.
2
Ken Jennings
Knowing lots of answers but being a millisecond slow on the buzzer is indeed very frustrating.
3
Miguel Nicolelis
With its billions of interconnected neurons, whose interactions change from millisecond to millisecond, the human brain is an archetypal complex system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLISECOND»

Discover the use of millisecond in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to millisecond and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A decade of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars: proceedings ...
In X-ray binaries, neutron stars (the very dense stellar remnants of heavy stars) accrete matter from a close-by companion star.
Rudy Wijnands, Diego Altamirano, Paolo Soleri, 2008
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Millisecond Autothermal Catalytic Reforming of Carbohydrates ...
Paul Jakob Dauenhauer. Figure 6.5 The formation of solid carbon, CS, by processing of solid, such as cellulose, lignin, polyethylene, or ethanol inhibits the use surface poisoning. Dashed lines represent the interface between the is predicted ...
Paul Jakob Dauenhauer, 2008
3
Autothermal Hydrogen from Renewable Fuels in Millisecond ...
Residence times required for these applications industrially are typically on the order of ~1 s, while millisecond reactors operate with residence times of 1-10 ms. Since only millisecond contact times are required, these simple reactors are ...
James Richard Salge, 2006
4
Pulsar Astronomy
Now in its fourth edition, Pulsar Astronomy provides a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the field of pulsar astronomy.
Andrew Lyne, Francis Graham-Smith, 2012
5
X-ray Binaries
If the LMXBs are indeed the progenitors of millisecond pulsars, in a steady state the birth rate of these two classes of objects must match, and here lies the controversy. The first attempts to compute the birth rate of millisecond pulsars were ...
Walter H. Lewin, Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs, 1997
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The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the ...
Trefil employs minimal mathematics in this compelling and lucid narrative, which not only offers a remarkable view of the universe's beginnings, but also speculates about its end. 1983 edition.
James S. Trefil, 2013
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Stellar Remnants:
Residual Fields of Neutron Stars Even if the total number of millisecond pulsars in the Galaxy is only a few thousand there is an apparent problem. As mentioned before, the population of LMXBs is unlikely to be more than ~ 100. The resolution  ...
S.D. Kawaler, Georges Meynet, Daniel Schaerer, 1997
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Deploying QoS for Cisco IP and Next Generation Networks: The ...
For example, a CTS-3000 running at 1080p (Best) at approximately 15 Mbps divides evenly into approximately 1966 bytes per millisecond (15 Mbps ÷ 1000 milliseconds). Cisco TelePresence operates at 30 frames per second. This means ...
Vinod Joseph, Brett Chapman, 2009
9
A-GPS: Assisted GPS, GNSS, and SBAS
This causes integer rollovers after the modulus operation, and the five-state coarse-time navigation equations produce the incorrect result, of Sx = -300 km. tude to tell if you have a millisecond error or not. In this particular example, you could ...
Frank Stephen Tromp Van Diggelen, 2009
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
2 millisecond active transmission interval, in the band 1559-1587.42 MHz. The e.i.r.p. of discrete emissions of less than 700 Hz bandwidth generated by such stations shall not exceed -80 dBW, averaged over any 2 millisecond active ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLISECOND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term millisecond is used in the context of the following news items.
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ExtremeTech explains: How do SSDs work?
One millisecond is 1,000,000 nanoseconds, and it typically takes a hard drive 10-15 milliseconds to find data on the drive and begin reading it. «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
2
Electroconvulsive Therapy 2.0: New ECT Effective In Treating Major …
The pulses are shortened from about 1.0 millisecond delivered by ECT to 0.3 millisecond delivered by ultra brief stimulation. Dr. Colleen Loo, a ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
3
Fame's Dose of Democratization
An agency is now a multi-channel network (MCN) managing thousands and tracking every millisecond of creator content. The studio is now a ... «Re/code, Jul 15»
4
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Power Of Walking Mindfulness Meditation
One nerve impulse, one action potential, needs only a millisecond. If you want, you can give yourself even more time. In that short amount of ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
5
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll... &rage&Grohl
It could be a millisecond, it could be a couple of minutes - but anything that takes us from being engaged with content back to reality raises the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Q&A: Behind the Camera with “Watts 50 Years Later” Photog …
It's like a millisecond. I would never claim to know a place if I've only been there for a week or two—even a month. My work represents just a ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
7
The Fastest Teenagers in America Run For a Track Club in Miami …
Cooper ran 49.57, his fastest time, though he lost by one millisecond. Cooper hasn't lost since. He has broken countless records (mostly those ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
8
MechWarrior Online's european servers go live, studio head Russ …
"As players get more sophisticated and they learn our game and get better at it, the more even a small 50 or 100 millisecond advantage can become. Even as ... «PCGamesN, Jul 15»
9
Nina Hoss Illuminates Petzold's Great Thriller 'Phoenix'
That millisecond of reckoning is both thrilling and excruciating to watch. Later, as she gazes at Johnny's face, Nelly does smile, and the man ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
10
2016 McLaren 675LT First Drive
After a handful of laps around England's iconic Silverstone racing circuit, we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of 40 millisecond pop ... «Motor Trend, Jul 15»

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