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