noun
- plural of nanosecond; units of time equal to one billionth of a second
Usage: scientific; technical
Examples
- The computer processor executes instructions in nanoseconds.
- Light travels about one foot in three nanoseconds.
- The laser pulse lasted only a few nanoseconds.
- Modern electronics operate on timescales measured in nanoseconds.
- The reaction time was measured in nanoseconds using precise instruments.
- Data transfer between components takes mere nanoseconds.