ksec

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A form of ks

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Meanings

nounksec (plural ksecs)

plural ksecs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ks (“kilosecond”).

    We detect moderate hard X-ray (> 10 keV) flux variability up to 20% on short (15-20 ksec) timescales.

    2015, S. Puccetti, A. Comastri, F. E. Bauer, W. N. Brandt, F. Fiore, F. A. Harrison, B. Luo, D. Stern, C. M. Urry, D. M. Alexander, A. Annuar, P. Arévalo, M. Baloković, S. E. Boggs, M. Brightman, F. E. Christensen, W. W. Craig, P. Gandhi, C. J. Hailey, M. J. Koss, S. La Massa, A. Marinucci, C. Ricci, D. J. Walton, L. Zappacosta, W. Zhang, “The hard X-ray emission of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6240 as observed by NuSTAR”, in arXiv

Origin

From k- + sec.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

seck
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APA

ksec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ksec

MLA

“ksec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ksec. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ksec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ksec.

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