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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pico- en · X

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

  1. (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).
  2. (morpheme) Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm.

Antonyms

tera-

Relateds

mul:p-

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)

wikidata: Q154341