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Noun: microsecond  'mI-kru,se-kund or 'mI-krow,se-kund
  1. One millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
    "The high-speed camera can capture events occurring in microseconds"

Derived forms: microseconds

Type of: time unit, unit of time

Part of: millisecond, ms, msec

Encyclopedia: Microsecond