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# How to pronounce "microsec" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mɪkrɒsɛk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mi·cro·sec**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Abbreviation of microsecond.
  - *Example*: "The subsequent tests with 10-15 microsec RF pulses confirmed the rated gain, produced output powers of up to 2.86 MW at 60 kV with high efficiency and 56 dB gain, and showed acceptable beam interception."

### Example Sentences
- "The subsequent tests with 10-15 microsec RF pulses confirmed the rated gain, produced output powers of up to 2.86 MW at 60 kV with high efficiency and 56 dB gain, and showed acceptable beam interception."
- "- Microseconds to get from the event horizon to the- - To the singularity."
- "microsecond. Eventually, sooner or later, they discover something, right? And I think that's what most people don't"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "microsec" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "But I will say that I do believe that it wasn't a 30, one-third down the line, because America was different. - Microseconds to get from the event horizon to the- - To the singularity."
- **Watch at 32:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6m4iJIw_84&t=1951s)

### Example 2
> "microsecond. Eventually, sooner or later, they discover something, right? And I think that's what most people don't"
- **Watch at 8:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlgFC6S-OE&t=481s)

### Example 3
> "and it's it can be extremely some people say it's the most difficult thing they've done in their life like choosing to let go on a moment a microsecond by microsecond basis everything in their inclination is to is to say stop sometimes stop this i don't like this i didn't know it was going to be like this this is too much and terence mckenna put it this way it's like comparing to meditation and other"
- **Watch at 128:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICj8p5jPd3Y&t=7714s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds so after 12 microseconds for all practical purposes the initial"
- **Watch at 21:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFmw0kjQ3c&t=1297s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds. Okay. And that led us to the conclusion that U's are"
- **Watch at 86:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mi0PoPvLvs&t=5169s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds and this is all based on Anatomy you know axon propagation and aptic relays and for them to have the coincidence uh simultaneous input from"
- **Watch at 86:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmpUAKOixw&t=5207s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds okay now just look it's the Thousand equations takes a second or one"
- **Watch at 5:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8LGbCVx4I&t=303s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds per major division, and so the rise time for the lead compensated"
- **Watch at 27:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtogKYrQ3sA&t=1671s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "microseconds per division. Let me just move things around a little bit."
- **Watch at 46:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtogKYrQ3sA&t=2797s)

### Example 10
> "second: microseconds, megahertz speeds. And this was in 1958."
- **Watch at 52:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_CFCyc2Shs&t=3152s)


## How to Pronounce "microsec"

- **Syllables**: mi · cro · sec
- **IPA**: `/mɪkrɒsɛk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[microsection](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/microsection)


## Related Pronunciations

[microbe](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/microbe), [microbic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/microbic), [mic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mic), [mica](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mica), [micaceous](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/micaceous), [micacious](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/micacious), [micafungin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/micafungin), [micaless](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/micaless)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “microsec”?
“microsec” is pronounced /mɪkrɒsɛk/ (mi · cro · sec). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “microsec”?
“microsec” has 3 syllables: mi · cro · sec.

### What does “microsec” mean?
Abbreviation of microsecond.

### How can I hear “microsec” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “microsec” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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