Meaning
millisecond
- one thousandth of a second
In a sentence
Il pilota ha vinto la gara per soli tre millisecondi.
The driver won the race by just three milliseconds.
Il computer impiega pochi millisecondi per completare il calcolo?
Does the computer take a few milliseconds to complete the calculation?
La risposta del sistema non è ritardata di un solo millisecondo.
The system's response is not delayed by a single millisecond.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| millisecondo | masculine · singular |
| millisecondi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively to mean an instant or fraction of a second.