"nanosecond" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-nanosecond.wav Forms: nanoseconds [plural]
Etymology: From nano- + second. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|nano|second}} nano- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} nanosecond (plural nanoseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns Wikipedia link: second Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Synonyms: ns Related terms: microsecond Translations (measure of time): nanosegon [masculine] (Catalan), 納秒 (Chinese Mandarin), 纳秒 (nàmiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), nanosekunda [feminine] (Czech), nanosekund (Danish), nanoseconde (Dutch), nanosekund (Estonian), nanosekunti (Finnish), nanoseconde [feminine] (French), nanosegundo [masculine] (Galician), Nanosekunde [feminine] (German), nanoszekundum (Hungarian), nanósekúnda [feminine] (Icelandic), nanosecondo [masculine] (Italian), ナノ秒 (nanobyō) (Japanese), nanosekundė [feminine] (Lithuanian), nanosaat (Malay), nanosekunda [feminine] (Polish), nanossegundo [masculine] (Portuguese), nanosecundă (Romanian), наносеку́нда (nanosekúnda) [feminine] (Russian), nanosekunda [feminine] (Slovak), nanosegundo [masculine] (Spanish), nanosekund [common-gender] (Swedish), నానోసెకను (nānōsekanu) (Telugu), nanosaniye [singular] (Turkish)

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