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zepto- en · X

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈzɛp.təʊ̯-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈzɛp.toʊ̯-/ (General-American)
  • zĕp′tō-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ, “seven”), for the seventh order of 10⁻³. The final o conforms to the finals vowel of the SI series from micro- downwards; the letter z was added, as a start in a series of terms running backwards through the alphabet.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²¹ (short scale sextillionth or long scale trilliardth).

Antonyms

zetta-

Deriveds

zeptobecquerel · zeptometer · zeptobel · zeptohenry · zeptolux · zeptokelvin · zeptoelectronvolt · zeptocandela · zeptogram · zeptomole · zeptofarad · zeptosecond · zeptojoule · zeptovoltampere · zeptoampere · zeptometre · zeptowatt · zeptovolt · zeptogray

Relateds

mul:z-

Translations (19)

fi zepto- (10−21) · id zepto- (10−21) · uk зепто- (10−21) · bg септо- (10−21) · es zepto- (10−21) · gl zepto- (10−21) · vi giép-tô (10−21) · ru зепто- (10−21) · vi zep-tô (10−21) · ja ゼプト- (10−21) · nl zepto- (10−21) · de zepto- (10−21) · is septó- (10−21) · vi zép-tô (10−21) · fr zepto- (10−21) · fi tsepto- (10−21) · cmn 仄普托 (10−21) · ms zepto- (10−21) · fa زپتو (10−21)

wikidata: Q110807