NANOSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

nanoseconds

noun

plural of nanosecond

as in minutes

a very small space of time a nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal

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Recent Examples of nanoseconds Researchers at Suzhou University of Science and Technology in China have developed a flexible array of 100 artificial electronic synapses that can switch electrical states in just 26 nanoseconds and be chemically broken down within six minutes. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Photons remain inside the resonator for nearly 100 nanoseconds, allowing light to circulate repeatedly. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 China is only six months behind—or four, or nine, or perhaps mere nanoseconds. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026 Instead, the past week has been spent relitigating the final nanoseconds of the Wolverines’ 13-12 victory against Western Michigan. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Xona expects its satellites to eventually deliver a timing reference accurate to within 10 nanoseconds. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 These shifting patterns subtly alter when the pulses arrive, introducing timing delays on the order of tens of nanoseconds, the statement says. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026 The kids got bored with it in nanoseconds, but word got out in the blue jay community that a peanut paradise had sprung up in our yard and to come on over! — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Roger McQueen scored his first NHL goal and Cutter Gauthier ended his nine-game drought with two goals for the Ducks, who led 3-1 in the first period before getting blitzed 6-0 by Buffalo over the next 35 minutes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
However, many members will complete a short set of exercises on the machines, then stay on the machine or bench while looking at their phones for long periods of time — often 10 minutes or more.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

One night before his 29th birthday, Thompson scored twice in 15 seconds in the second period, skating around the Ducks’ inert defense for a breakaway third goal that sent a dozen hats flying onto the Honda Center ice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The team created a greener synthesis method that produces MXenes in seconds at room temperature, using less water and fewer hazardous chemicals.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

One promising alternative is to instead harvest energy from the body itself by capturing mechanical energy generated by the contraction of muscles, such as heartbeats, or the movement of fluids.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Savannah also shares a bracelet that has their three children’s heartbeats on it, along with LeBron’s initials on the clasp.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

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For many, a place remembered for its scenery also serves as a backdrop for personal moments of grief, reflection or healing, the survey said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
But a few geological moments after the Laurentide sheet started re-expanding, humanity entered the chat.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

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