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Vocabulary Entry
femtosecond
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noun
A unit of time equal to one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second.
Example Sentences
"The laser pulse lasted only a few femtoseconds."
"In the world of physics, experiments often occur on the scale of femtoseconds."
"Chemical reactions can happen in the blink of a femtosecond."