millisecond
/ˈmɪlisekənd/noun
उच्चारण मिलिसेकन्ड
मिलीसेकंड, सेकंड का हज़ारवाँ भाग
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one thousandth of a second
मिलीसेकंड, सेकंड का हज़ारवाँ भाग
- The race was won by a few milliseconds.
- For a millisecond, she thought she had missed the train.
- The sensor reacts within a millisecond.
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- Computers perform calculations in milliseconds.
- The decision was made in a millisecond.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
number + millisecond(s) / ms
Use the plural with numbers other than one: 'ten milliseconds'. The symbol is 'ms'.
एक के अलावा संख्या के साथ plural आता है: 'ten milliseconds'। चिह्न 'ms' है।
- The page loaded in 200 milliseconds.
- The signal lasted for one millisecond.
in a millisecond
Figuratively it means almost instantly: 'in a millisecond' or 'within milliseconds'.
आलंकारिक रूप में इसका अर्थ लगभग तुरंत है: 'in a millisecond' या 'within milliseconds'।
- The doctor reacted in a millisecond.
millisecond + noun
It works as a modifier in scientific writing: millisecond timer, millisecond delay.
वैज्ञानिक लेखन में यह modifier के रूप में आता है: millisecond timer, millisecond delay।
- The camera has a millisecond delay.
a thousandth of a second
It is also called 'a thousandth of a second' in everyday English.
रोज़मर्रा की English में इसे 'a thousandth of a second' भी कहा जाता है।
- Timing is measured to a thousandth of a second.
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number + milliseconds
onetenfiftyhundreds ofa few
- The signal reached the server in fifty milliseconds.
verb + milliseconds
lasttakemeasurerespond withinreact in
- The sensor responds within a few milliseconds.
millisecond + noun
delaytimerresponseaccuracydifference
- A millisecond difference decided the race.
adjective + millisecond
splitsinglelastprecious
- The runner lost by a single millisecond.
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- The athlete won the race by two milliseconds.
खिलाड़ी ने दौड़ दो milliseconds के अंतर से जीती।
- A computer can perform thousands of tasks in a millisecond.
कंप्यूटर एक millisecond में हज़ारों कार्य कर सकता है।
- Radhika's answer was ready in a millisecond.
राधिका का उत्तर एक पल में तैयार था।
- The trader sent the order within milliseconds of the news.
व्यापारी ने समाचार के कुछ milliseconds के भीतर आदेश भेज दिया।
- Online games need a very low delay, preferably under 50 milliseconds.
ऑनलाइन खेलों के लिए बहुत कम विलंब चाहिए, अधिमानतः 50 milliseconds से कम।
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✗ The delay was 20 millisecond.
✓ The delay was 20 milliseconds.
A number above one needs plural -s.
एक से अधिक संख्या के साथ plural -s लगता है।
✗ It took 5 mss.
✓ It took 5 ms.
Symbols such as ms have no plural -s.
ms जैसे चिह्नों में plural -s नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These units measure time, each shorter or longer than the next.
ये समय मापने की इकाइयाँ हैं, जिनमें हर एक अगली से छोटी या बड़ी है।