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Pronunciation
- /ˈpiː.kəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈpaɪ.koʊ/ (US)
- /ˈpi.koʊ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”)
Meanings
- (morpheme) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹² (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth).
- (morpheme) Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm.
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Translations (19)
de piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · sv piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · da piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · da pico- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · ru пико- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · nl pico- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · id piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · gl pico- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · bg пико- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · fi piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · cs piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · fr pico- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · is píkó- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · es pico- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · vi pi-cô (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · ms piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · hu piko- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · zh 皮- (multiplying the unit by 10−12) · ja ピコ (multiplying the unit by 10−12)