microsecond

[US]/'maɪkrə(ʊ),sekənd/
[UK]/ˈmaɪkroˌsɛkənd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. one millionth of a second, microsecond.

Phrases & Collocations

measured in microseconds

microsecond resolution

Example Sentences

At the severalty microseconds twinkling of an eye, well up to the dozens ofth kilovolt of at voltage at waves /rice, bear enormous load of whole systems, May damage the equipment in consequence.

The computer can process data in a microsecond.

The flash of lightning lasted only a microsecond.

In a microsecond, the decision was made.

The camera captured the moment in a mere microsecond.

The reaction happened in a fraction of a microsecond.

The car's speed was measured in microseconds.

The microsecond timing is crucial for the experiment.

The microsecond delay caused a system malfunction.

The microsecond precision is required for the atomic clock.

The microsecond interval between pulses is crucial for communication.

Real-world Examples

For example, clocks run faster on the moon than on Earth, gaining about 56 microseconds each day, officials said.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

And all of this would happen in a matter of microseconds.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2021 Collection

We can hear differences in timing as small as one hundredth of a second, or 10 microseconds.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

The earthquake was so powerful, it shifted the earth on its axis, and shortened our days by 2.8 microseconds.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

The muons last for only two microseconds.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2021 Collection

It jitters around by, I don't know, 40, 50 microseconds all the time.

Source: DEFCON Collection

I had to go up to several microseconds.

Source: DEFCON Collection

However, a low-frequency sound coming from one side will reach the near ear microseconds before the far one.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It only lives for about two microseconds, but that's sufficiently long to precisely study its properties.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2021 Collection

It enables researchers to perform complex computational tasks in the cloud and the public to experience quantum computing at the speed of microseconds.

Source: CRI Online May 2023 Collection

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