See Also: Split, Split Leave - Bowling(gambling)
B Split II(finance)
split(dictionary)
split-second(dictionary)
split-new(dictionary)
split(1)(dictionary)
Big 8 Split(finance)
TD Split(finance)
Split(medicine)
SPLIT(finance)

alterity (iou) and split-second (iou)


alterity (iou)



alterity noun. LME.
[Early uses from late Latin alteritas, later also from French alterite: see ALTER verb, -ITY.]
An alteration. Only in LME.
The state of being Other or different, otherness. M17.

split-second (iou)



split-second adjective & noun. As noun also split second. L19.
[Abbreviation of split seconds hands.]
A. adjective.
Designating a stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped independently of the Other. L19.
Occurring, done in, or lasting a fraction of a second; extremely brief or short-lived. M20.
City Limits The split-second choice of saving her jazz collection or her photographs from the Blitz.
b. noun. A fraction of a second; a very brief moment of time. E20.
M. Dickens In a split second she saw it coming.