microsecond

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Noun microsecond has 1 sense

microsecond - one millionth of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
--₁ is a kind of time unit, unit of time
--₁ is a part of millisecond, msec
--₁ has part: nanosecond

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Microsecond

Noun:

A microsecond is a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second.

Example sentences:

The computer can execute a thousand instructions in a microsecond.
It only took a couple of microseconds for the bullet to reach its target.

Adjective:

If something happens in a microsecond, it occurs with incredible speed or in an extremely short period of time.

Example sentence:

He made the decision to buy the car in a microsecond.

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