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msec

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛm.sɛk/Part of speech nounSorted cemsStarts with MEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Translingual m- (“milli-”) + English sec (“second”). First attested in 1935.

Used in a sentence

  • According to P. Hoffmann [1920] an afferent volley, electrically excited or elicited by a tendon tap, depresses for 30–100 msec. the motor discharge to an extensor muscle aroused by voluntary effort.
  • The integration time was roughly 40 msec.
  • The time required for a solution change varied between 50 msec and ~ 1 sec, possibly reflecting the varied extent of -shape formation of the excised patch.

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