millisecond

Questions about millisecond

What does millisecond mean?

millisecond means "one thousandth (10^-3) of a second".

How many syllables are in millisecond?

millisecond has 4 syllables: mil-li-sec-ond. The stress falls on "mil". In IPA it is /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/.

What is another word for millisecond?

Close synonyms include msec. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is millisecond a common word?

millisecond is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with millisecond?

2 words rhyme with millisecond. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.