microsecond

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī′krə sek′ənd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cro•sec•ond  (mī′krə sek′ənd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Timea unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec
  • micro- + second2 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
microsecond /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd/ n
  1. one millionth of a second
'microsecond' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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