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Meaning of "nanosecond" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NANOSECOND

nanosecond  [ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NANOSECOND

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Nanosecond 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 NANOSECOND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nanosecond

A nanosecond is an SI unit of time equal to one billionth of a second. One nanosecond is to one second as one second is to 31.710 years. The word nanosecond is formed by the prefix nano and the unit second. Its symbol is ns. A nanosecond is equal to 1000 picoseconds or 1⁄1000 microsecond. Because the next SI unit is 1000 times larger, times of 10−8 and 10−7 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds. Times of this magnitude are commonly encountered in telecommunications, pulsed lasers and some areas of electronics. Light travels approximately 29.9 centimeters in 1 nanosecond. This is equivalent to 11.8 inches, leading to some to refer to a nanosecond as a light-foot. The earliest reference commonly given is to Admiral Grace Hopper, who used to give out pieces of wire about a foot long to illustrate the eventual problem of building very high speed computers. If it takes light a nanosecond to go a foot, then a computer built with parts connected by half this distance, 15 centimetres of wire, would take at least a nanosecond to send data to a part and get a response.

Definition of nanosecond in the English dictionary

The definition of nanosecond in the dictionary is one thousand-millionth of a second ns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NANOSECOND


blackened
ˈblækənd
darkened
ˈdɑːkənd
fecund
ˈfiːkənd
femtosecond
ˈfɛmtəʊˌsɛkənd
infecund
ɪnˈfiːkənd
jocund
ˈdʒɒkənd
lichened
ˈlaɪkənd
microsecond
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd
millisecond
ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd
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 NANOSECOND

nanobee
nanodot
nanogram
nanogramme
nanograss
nanomaterial
nanometer
nanometre
nanook
nanoparticle
nanophysics
nanoplankton
nanopublishing
nanoscale
nanotech
nanotechnology
nanotesla
nanotube
nanowatt
nanoworld

WORDS THAT END LIKE NANOSECOND

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 nanosecond in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nanosecond» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NANOSECOND

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

Translator English - Chinese

纳秒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nanosegundo
570 millions of speakers

English

nanosecond
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nanosecond
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نانوثانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наносекунды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nanossegundo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ন্যানোসেকেন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nanoseconde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nanosecond
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nanosekunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナノ秒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나노초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nanosecond
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nano giây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நானோ செகண்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॅनोसेकंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nanosaniye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nanosecondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nanosekundy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наносекунди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nanosecundă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nanosecond
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nano sekonde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nS
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nanosekund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nanosecond

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NANOSECOND»

The term «nanosecond» is regularly used and occupies the 66.938 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NANOSECOND» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «NANOSECOND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nanosecond.
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Warren Christopher
I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move on to other problems.
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Jason McCoy
I listen more to music when I'm on my computer. I'm into the latest YouTube thing. I'm a nanosecond kind of listener, but if I'm driving I would be listening to a Merle Haggard box set. It's a weird experience listening to 'Working Man Blues' by Merle Haggard and cruising around in a Porsche.
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Suzy Menkes
Smartphones are so fabulous in so many ways that it seems daft to be nostalgic about the days when an image did not go round the world in a nanosecond.
4
Charlie Rose
Nighttime, in a nanosecond, asleep by 10:30. No chance I'll get through the day without two naps. Before noon, around 11 A.M. I catch 30 minutes. Living not far from CBS is perfect because afternoons I go home for another.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NANOSECOND»

Discover the use of nanosecond in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nanosecond and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Science in a Nanosecond: Illustrated Answers to 100 Basic ...
This book was Haught's attempt to do just that for his four children as they were growing up. He presents 100 common science questions and provides simple answers with clear illustrations. Why is the sky blue? Why are there seasons?
James A. Haught
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Direct Observation of Transient States in Nanolaminates ...
Judy Sooyean Kim. Direct Observation of Transient States in Nanolaminates using Nanosecond in situ TEM Abstract The microstructure and properties of a material depend on dynamic processes such as defect motion, nucleation and growth, ...
Judy Sooyean Kim, 2008
3
Design and Implementation of Full Solid State High Voltage ...
fraction of the suspension occupied by cells. τ is from 10s of nanosecond to a few hundred nanosecond depends on the cell species. Short (10s of nanosecond) pulses can either non-destructively create pores on cell or directly affect interior ...
Tao Tang, 2007
4
Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields Induce a ...
NsPEFs activate signal transduction mechanisms that induce apoptosis through a mitochondria independent pathway that mimics an apparent membrane-dependent extrinsic type I apoptotic mechanism(s).
Wentia Elissa Ford, 2008
5
A Nanosecond to Eternity in the Twinkling of an Eye
Donald L. Montgomery. Once everyone has boarded this stupendously large spatial city and is settled in, and God has saved the animals, birds and every other form of life that He wants to use to restore into the renewed world, God moves the ...
Donald L. Montgomery, 2006
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A Study of Transistor Blocking Oscillators as ...
A method for calculating the switching time and pulse duration of transistor blocking oscillators operating in the nanosecond time domain is presented.
John Charles McDonald, 1963
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Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol
The nanosecond counter is represented by the trace XYZ. Due to little wiggles 8 in the discipline process or slight errors in the nanosecond counter rate, the nanosecond counter value at a tick interrupt might not coincide with the adjusted tick ...
David L. Mills, 2006
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
In general, for low intensity nanosecond laser pulses, the dominant mechanism is thermal vaporization. For picosecond laser pulses and high intensity nanosecond laser pulses, both thermal and non-thermal mechanisms exist. For high ...
Jagdish P. Singh, Surya Narayan Thakur, 2007
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Plasma for Bio-Decontamination, Medicine and Food Security
97. 98. 99. Beebe SJ, Fox PM, Rec LJ, Willis LK, Schoenbach KH (2003) Nanosecond, high-intensity pulsed electric fields induce apoptosis in human cells. FASEB J 17:1493–1495 Ren W, Beebe SJ (2011) An apoptosis targeted stimulus with ...
Zdenko Machala, Zdenko Machala Comenius University, Karol Hensel, 2012
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Low Temperature Plasma Technology: Methods and Applications
Since then, the most distinctive development has been the emergence of nanosecond discharges at high pulse repetition frequency (PRF), referred to here as NRP discharges. To be clear, NRP discharges are generated by the application of ...
Paul K. Chu, XinPei Lu, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NANOSECOND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nanosecond is used in the context of the following news items.
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The 7 things we learned about Washington from 'Sharknado 3′
He's clearly on a mission … and … wait, a nanosecond later, he's running by the Capitol. Man, the guy is fast! (But wait, wasn't he trying to get ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Elusive molecule made in the lab
... energy of ejected electrons, enabling them to characterize neutral OCCO, which has been predicted to survive for less than a nanosecond. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Clellie Lynch: Animal encounters of summertime
Finally, he flits out the door and in a nanosecond has made it into a tangle of shrubs. The local donkey brays from across the valley! The day ... «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
4
Safeguard Scientifics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Financial …
AppFirst's patented technology enables rapid and unintrusive collection of real-time foundational metrics, at the sub-nanosecond level, ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
5
40 Outfits to Try When You "Have Nothing to Wear"
Nothing looks right (were you insane when you bought that top?!), clothes are everywhere, and you're about a nanosecond away from sobbing ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
6
Mullen: If we can put a man on the moon ...
The slightest random nanosecond power failure will make it and almost every other clock we own start blinking "12:00, 12:00, 12:00" until we ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
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Dangers of love affair online
I would hope people of all ages would pause for just a nanosecond before having a love affair online. It's unlikely to happen. As I write there'll ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Phil Jackson's Comments About J.R. & Shump Are Calculated
They now realize any poor decision they make or misstep they take can be public knowledge in a nanosecond. This is all about holding players ... «Elite Sports NY, Jul 15»
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Democrats' dumb attack on Uber, Airbnb and the rest of the sharing …
... Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Uber, technologies that are, with every passing nanosecond, becoming a more ingrained part of our everyday lives. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Ablation System May Double Survival in Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer
Clinicians administer high-voltage, nanosecond electrical pulses directly to pathologic tissues by placing minimally invasive electrodes within ... «General Surgery News, Jul 15»

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