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split second
[Short for split second hands, a stopwatch with two second hands, one beneath the other, one of which may be stopped independently of the other.]
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split second
n
an extremely small period of time; instant
adj (prenominal)
1. made or arrived at in an infinitely short time: a split-second decision.
2. depending upon minute precision: split-second timing.
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split′ sec′ond
n.
1. a fraction of a second.
2. an infinitesimal amount of time; instant; twinkling.
[1880–85]
split′-sec′ond, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  split second - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
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Translations
في جُزء من الثّانِيَه، في وَمْضَة عَيْن
zlomek sekundy
brøkdel af et sekund
másodperc: a másodperc ezredrésze
sekúndubrot
zlomok sekundy
delček sekunde
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
split
(split) verb– present participle ˈsplitting. past tense, past participle split
1. to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise. to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.
2. to divide or (cause to) disagree. The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.
nouna crack or break. There was a split in one of the sides of the box.
ˌsplit-ˈlevel adjectivebuilt, made etc on two levels. a split-level dining room/cooker.
split seconda fraction of a second.
splitting headachea very bad headache. Turn down the radio – I've a splitting headache.
the splitsthe gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back. to do the splits.
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