centisecond
Hundredth of second
A centisecond is one hundredth of a second.
The unit appears in technical contexts where milliseconds would be too fine and whole seconds too coarse—timing athletic events, measuring reaction times, or calibrating equipment.
Her reaction time was 23 centiseconds.
Interval timing device
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- intervalDuration between two points
- durationLength of existence
precision · accuracy · calibration · resolution · synchronization · timing · digitization · decimals
Sixtieth of an hour
Happening without any delay
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- blinkRapid lid movement
- flashBrief burst of light
- momentaryLasting very briefly
imperceptible · rapid · quick · heartbeat · eyeblink
Brief maximum-speed effort
- racingSpeed competition sport
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- recordPreserved account or achievement
qualifying · reflex · Olympics · scoreboard
stopwatch
Interval timing device
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- intervalDuration between two points
duration · precision · accuracy · calibration · resolution · synchronization · timing · digitization · decimals · hundredth
minute
Sixtieth of an hour
hertz · frequency · increment · subdivision
instantaneous
Happening without any delay
momentary · imperceptible · rapid · quick · heartbeat · eyeblink
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
- racingSpeed competition sport
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
record · qualifying · reflex · Olympics · scoreboard
second, cent, century, seconds, centi-, millisecond, nanosecond, microsecond, picosecond