"msec" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛm.sɛk/ Forms: msec [plural], msecs [plural], msec. [alternative]
enPR: ĕm′sĕk Rhymes: -ɛmsɛk, -ɛk Etymology: From Translingual m- (“milli-”) + English sec (“second”). First attested in 1935. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mul:m-<t:milli->|sec<id:Q11574><t:second>|etydate=1935|id=millisecond|text=*}} [milli-]]", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Translingual", "term" : "m-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "mul" }, { "id" : "Q11574", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sec", "gloss" : "second", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "msec", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="millisecond" data-lang="en" data-title="msec" id="English:_millisecond"> From Translingual m- (“milli-”) + English sec (“second”). First attested in 1935. Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} msec (plural msec or msecs)
  1. (informal) A millisecond, ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a second. Wikidata QID: Q723733 Tags: informal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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