How to Pronounce "nanosecond"
word
ˈnænoʊˌsɛkənd
NA-noh-sek-uhnd
nˌænəʊsˈɛkənd
na-noh-SEK-uhnd
Definition
A nanosecond is one billionth of a second (0.000000001 seconds), a very short amount of time often used in science and technology.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnænoʊˌsɛkənd
British English
nˌænəʊsˈɛkənd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NA-noh-sek-uhnd
UK
na-noh-SEK-uhnd
Listen in Context
A nanosecond is one billionth of a second.
Light travels almost 30 centimeters in one nanosecond.
The computer's processor runs tasks in less than a nanosecond.
If you blink, you miss a nanosecond—it's that fast.