msec

Thân thiện

A digital stopwatch displays a time of 0.001 msec.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of time equal to one thousandth (1/1000) of a second. It is a standard scientific and technical measurement for very short durations.

Usage

• As a unit of measurement: "msec" is used in contexts requiring precise timing, such as computing, physics, electronics, and telecommunications.
• Abbreviation: It is the standard written abbreviation for "millisecond." The plural form is also "msec."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The computer's response time was measured at 50 msec.
  • A typical camera flash has a duration of about 1 to 5 msec.
  • The signal delay was only a few msec.

Advanced Usage

• In compound units: Often combined with other metric prefixes for different scales (e.g., microseconds (µs), nanoseconds (ns)).
  • The process takes 2.5 msec, which is 2500 microseconds.
• Scientific notation: Can be expressed as 10^-3 seconds.
  • The time constant τ is 15 msec (15 x 10^-3 s).

Variants and Related Words

• Millisecond (n): The full, unabbreviated form of "msec."
• ms: An alternative, equally common abbreviation for millisecond.
• Microsecond (µs): One millionth (10^-6) of a second.
• Nanosecond (ns): One billionth (10^-9) of a second.

Synonyms

• Thousandth of a second: A descriptive synonym.
• 1/1000 second: A fractional synonym.

Notes

• "Msec" is not typically used in idioms, phrasal verbs, or colloquial expressions due to its highly technical nature. Its usage is almost exclusively in formal, scientific, or technical writing and speech.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one thousandth (10^-3) of a second

Từ đồng nghĩa

• millisecond