millisecond
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millisecond
- /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ UK
- /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ Canada, US
- /ˈmɪləˌsɛkənd/ Canada, US
- /ˈmɪləˌsekənd/ Australia
noun milliseconds
- 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
| Español | milisegundo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 밀리초 millicho, 밀리세컨드 millisekeondeu |
| 日本語 | ミリ秒 miri-byō, ミリセカント mirisekanto |
| 中文 | 毫秒 háomiǎo |
| Português | milissegundo |
| Français | milliseconde |
| Deutsch | Millisekunde |
| Italiano | millisecondo |
| Ελληνικά | μιλιδευτερόλεπτο milidefterólepto |
| Română | milisecundă |
| Русский | миллисеку́нда millisekúnda |
| Tiếng Việt | một phần nghìn giây |
| العربية | مِيلِي 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}
}