"microsecond" meaning in English

See microsecond in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microseconds [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + second. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|second}} micro- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} microsecond (plural microseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs. Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Related terms: millionth, nanosecond Translations (unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds): 微秒 (wēimiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), mikrosekunda [feminine] (Czech), mikrosekund [neuter] (Danish), microseconde [feminine] (Dutch), mikrosekunti (Finnish), microseconde [feminine] (French), μικροδευτερόλεπτο (mikrodefterólepto) [neuter] (Greek), מיקרושניה (mikroshneeya) [feminine] (Hebrew), mikroszekundum (Hungarian), míkrósekúnda [feminine] (Icelandic), microsecondo [masculine] (Italian), マイクロ秒 (maikuro byō) (Japanese), mikrosekundė [feminine] (Lithuanian), mikrosekund [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), mikrosekund [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), microssegundo [masculine] (Portuguese), микросеку́нда (mikrosekúnda) [feminine] (Russian), mikrosekunda [feminine] (Slovak), mikrosekunda [feminine] (Slovene), microsegundo [masculine] (Spanish), mikrosekund [common-gender] (Swedish), мікросеку́нда (mikrosekúnda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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