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Similar to [[millicenton]], microcenton was used exclusively in an early  
Similar to [[millicenton]], '''microcenton''' is used exclusively in an early episode, "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]".
episode, "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]". In it, Starbuck told Apollo
he was "switching off of you for a microcenton to scan ahead." If you consider that the early use of the [[centon]] in the pilot episode was something closer to a week, the microcenton would be somewhere in the neighborhood of a half minute, or one millionth of a week.


The term was superceded by [[micron]].
Starbuck tells Apollo, that he is "switching off of you for a microcenton to scan ahead." Considering that the early use of the [[centon]] in the pilot episode is something closer to a week, the microcenton would be somewhere in the neighborhood of a half second, or one millionth of a week.


''See also: [[Units of Measure (TOS)]]''
The term is superseded by [[micron]].
 
==See also==
*[[List of terms (TOS)]]
 
[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Colonial]]
[[Category:Colonial Society]]
[[Category:Colonial Society (TOS)]]
[[Category:Figures of Speech]]
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Terminology (TOS)]]
[[Category:Units of Measure]]
[[Category:Units of Time]]
[[Category:TOS]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 28 April 2020

Similar to millicenton, microcenton is used exclusively in an early episode, "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II".

Starbuck tells Apollo, that he is "switching off of you for a microcenton to scan ahead." Considering that the early use of the centon in the pilot episode is something closer to a week, the microcenton would be somewhere in the neighborhood of a half second, or one millionth of a week.

The term is superseded by micron.

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