Millisecond (noun)

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second.

Origin:

Millisecond comes from the combination of the word "milli" meaning one thousandth and the word "second" meaning a unit of time.

Examples:

1. A blink of an eye lasts about 100-400 milliseconds.
2. The runner's reaction time was measured in milliseconds.
3. The computer processed the data in milliseconds.
4. In high-speed trading, milliseconds can mean the difference between a profitable trade and a loss.
5. The sprints are timed to the nearest millisecond.