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millisecond

  • /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ UK
  • /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ Canada, US
  • /ˈmɪləˌsɛkənd/ Canada, US
  • /ˈmɪləˌsekənd/ Australia

noun milliseconds

  1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds. Symbol: ms Holonyms: centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zett

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noun one one-thousandth of a second

Españolmilisegundo
한국어밀리초 millicho, 밀리세컨드 millisekeondeu
日本語ミリ秒 miri-byō, ミリセカント mirisekanto
中文毫秒 háomiǎo
Portuguêsmilissegundo
Françaismilliseconde
DeutschMillisekunde
Italianomillisecondo
Ελληνικάμιλιδευτερόλεπτο milidefterólepto
Românămilisecundă
Русскиймиллисеку́нда millisekúnda
Tiếng Việtmột phần nghìn giây
العربيةمِيلِي ثَانِيَة milī ṯāniya

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@misc{millisecond_2026,
  title = {millisecond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/millisecond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}