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msec

msec

1 3.9
One thousandth of a second
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : milisegundo
  • The computer processed each operation in less than 5 msec, making it extremely fast.
  • 100 msec
  • duration of msec
  • 250 msec

Examples

  • To synchronize the video and audio, the delay was set to 50 msec.

  • The scientist measured the time it took for the reaction to occur, which was about 150 msec.

  • The single exception is the 10-msec ISI for the 6-year-olds.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A pause is a joint silence greater than 250 msec, bounded by the vocalizations of the speaker who holds the turn.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The first and second datasets consist of flow data with 120 frames that are spaced 8 msec apart during a cardiac cycle.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Overall crash response of the wheelchair and occupant was also evaluated and visually compared at 80 msec.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The semivowels consisted of three-tone complexes of 100 msec duration.

    Academic text (1991)
  • On an average night at an astronomical observatory, r0/v is of order 30 msec at visual wavelengths.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Load time histories showed that peak seat loading consistently occurred between 55 and 65 msec into the crash event (Figure 5).

    Academic text (2000)
  • An ILD of 0.3 msec has been reported to greatly assist in vestibular schwannoma detection.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

millisecond
vsmsec
26 2.5

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second

is the abbreviated written form for the same time unit

Surface Forms

msec singular
msecs plural

Etymology

The word msec stands for millisecond. The milli- part means 'one thousandth' and is the same prefix you see in millimeter, while second is the basic unit of time. So an msec is 'one thousandth of a second' and is used to show very short amounts of time.