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Definition of Microsecond
1. Noun. One millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond.
Terms within: Nanosecond
Group relationships: Millisecond, Msec
Definition of Microsecond
1. Noun. (SI-unit micro second time) It is commonly represented with symbol µs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microsecond
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microsecond
Literary usage of Microsecond
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wireless Telegraphy and Wireless Telephony: An Elementary Treatise by Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1909)
"If we call the one millionth part of a second one microsecond for convenience of
description, then one complete wave would pass off in •£% microsecond. ..."
2. Wireless Telegraphy: An Elementary Treatise by Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1906)
"If we call the one millionth part of a second one microsecond for convenience of
description, then one complete wave would pass off in ^ microsecond. ..."
3. Preparing for Graduate School Examinations in Computer Science by Christopher Scaffidi (2005)
"Spin-wait To intuitively understand this problem, suppose that process B has the
lock on R but will be done with it in 1 microsecond. Suppose that process A ..."
4. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... include the following: • The imaging rate of current technologies is not fast
enough for continuous monitoring of microsecond transformations. ..."
5. Deconstructing the Computer: Report of a Symposium by Dale Weldeau Jorgenson, Charles W. Wessner (2005)
"In going up to 400 degrees in a matter of a microsecond, the heat flux from the
resistor was comparable to that at the surface of the sun; ..."
6. An Assessment Of Potential Health Effects From Exposure To Pave Paws Low by Brer, National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"He used a narrow-band (l microsecond) pulse train, and a wideband (l0 nanosecond)
pulse train. ... The l microsecond waveform used a l0 MHz wide filter, ..."
7. Who Goes There (2004)
"Light travels about 300 meters in a microsecond. A typical radar sends out pulses,
or bursts of radio waves, that are on the order ..."
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