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Noun: millisecond  'mi-li,se-kund
  1. One thousandth (10^-3) of a second
    "The reaction time of a professional athlete can be as low as 100 milliseconds";
    - msec, ms

Derived forms: milliseconds

Type of: time unit, unit of time

Part of: s, sec, second

Encyclopedia: Millisecond