microcentury
Definitions
A unit of time equal to one millionth of a century or approximately one hour (52 minutes and 35.8 seconds).
Examples
“After fifty minutes (one microcentury as von Neumann used to say⟳) everybody's attention will turn⟳ elsewhere even if we are trying to prove⟳ the Riemann hypothesis.”
“Translate⟳: I was caught in such a traffic jam that I needed a microcentury for a picoparsec and that my car’s fuel consumption was two tenths of a square millimetre.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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