The camera has a split-second shutter time lag of just 0.05 s.
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Split-second
//ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd//
Synonyms for "split-second" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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Related terms
1 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 一剎那 /一刹那 noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- 一瞬間 /一瞬间 noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- 剎那 /刹那 noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Dutch
1 entries- fractie van een seconde noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Finnish
3 entries- rattrapante noun (stopwatch with two second hands)
- sekunnin murto-osa noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- väliaikaa tukeva noun (stopwatch with two second hands)
French
1 entries- fraction de seconde noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
German
1 entries- Sekundenbruchteil noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Italian
1 entries- frazione di secondo noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Japanese
1 entries- 刹那 noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Lithuanian
1 entries- akimirka noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Polish
1 entries- ułamek sekundy noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Turkish
1 entries- salise noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Vietnamese
4 entries- chớp mắt noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- nháy mắt noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- sát na noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
- tích tắc noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Yoruba
1 entries- òjijì noun (fraction of a second; very short time period)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Yanni made a split-second decision.
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Common sense is for split-second decisions, when you don't have time for anything else.
Source: tatoeba (13047258)
It's very dangerous, though, when a man thinks for a split second that he understands death.
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Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
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