microsecond

[ mahy-kruh-sek-uh nd ]

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌsɛk ənd /

a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec

Origin of microsecond

First recorded in 1905–10; micro- + second²

Seemingly a microsecond later, the word came down that the NFL was suspending him indefinitely.

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These over-sized, super powered, high-tech spark plugs deliver an intense electric pulse that is precise down to the microsecond.

‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication |Michael Daly |December 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If combustion occurs within a battery, says Boeing, it would be snuffed out in a microsecond for lack of oxygen.

The Dreamliner Will Fly Again, But Is Boeing Still Blowing Smoke? |Clive Irving |March 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Force of a hydrogen bomb—forty thousand innocent people gone in a microsecond.

--And Devious the Line of Duty |Tom Godwin

Microsecond by slow microsecond the Vangs grew and grew and grew.

Masters of Space |Edward Elmer Smith
Icarus will be within the star only a matter of a microsecond.

The Variable Man |Philip K. Dick
Within its certain, limited timing-capacity, it could establish or break a contact within the thousandth of a microsecond.

Talents, Incorporated |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
No chart can keep up to the microsecond on these asteroid movements.

Eight Keys to Eden |Mark Irvin Clifton

microsecond

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd) /

one millionth of a second Symbol: μs

microsecond

[ mī′krō-sĕk′ənd ]

A unit of time equal to one millionth (10-6) of a second.