| word | millisecond |
|---|---|
| definition | One thousandth of a second. |
| eg_sentence | A lightning bolt lasts only about 20 milliseconds, though the image may stay in one's eye for much longer. |
| explanation | A millisecond isn't long enough for the blink of an eye, but a few milliseconds may determine the winner of a swim race or a hundred-yard dash. With the ever-increasing speed of modern technology, even a millisecond has started to seem a little sluggish; computer operations are now measured in nanoseconds—that is, billionths of a second |
| IPA | ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd |
Tags: mwvb::unit:20, mwvb::unit:20:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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