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nanosecond

[ nan-uh-sek-uhnd, ney-nuh- ]

noun

  1. one billionth of a second. : ns, nsec


nanosecond

/ ˈæəʊˌɛəԻ /

noun

  1. one thousand-millionth of a second ns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nanosecond

/ ăə-ĕ′ɵ /

  1. One billionth (10 -9) of a second.

nanosecond

  1. A billionth of a second.
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Notes

The term is often used to refer to a very short time: “He missed having an accident by nanoseconds.”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nanosecond1

First recorded in 1955–60; nano- + second 2
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Example Sentences

I just can’t imagine ever describing my son as a p— just to make strangers happy for a nanosecond.

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They’ve measured the cosmic microwave background, or leftover radiation from the Big Bang, with extremely high precision to help paint a picture of the first nanoseconds of the universe.

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The first half of the show unpacks the sensory systems that leads people to experience flavor in a nanosecond.

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In addition, the chip performs key computations in less than half a nanosecond.

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The intense beams will allow researchers to image samples at nanometer scales and take snapshots of chemical reactions over nanosecond time frames.

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