Millisecond (Noun)
Meaning
One thousandth (10^-3) of a second.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The camera's shutter speed was set to one millisecond to capture the fleeting moment of the hummingbird's wings beating.
- In high-frequency trading, transactions are executed in a matter of milliseconds to take advantage of fleeting market opportunities.
- The musician's reflexes allowed her to react to the sound in less than a millisecond, striking the perfect chord on her guitar.
- The high-speed camera was able to capture the explosion in slow motion, with frames separated by only a few milliseconds.
- In computer programming, the delay between sending a request and receiving a response is often measured in milliseconds.