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An SI unit of time equal to 10−12 seconds. Symbol: ps
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: metrology
Examples
- Holonyms: nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
- Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English second English picosecond From pico- (“metric prefix”) + second.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
皮秒
(pímiǎo)
— 10−12 second
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Chinese Mandarin:
微微秒
(wēiwēimiǎo)
— 10−12 second
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Czech:
pikosekunda
— 10−12 second
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Dutch:
picoseconde
— 10−12 second
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Finnish:
pikosekunti
— 10−12 second
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German:
Picosekunde
— 10−12 second
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Greek:
πικοδευτερόλεπτο
(pikodefterólepto)
— 10−12 second
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Hungarian:
pikoszekundum
— 10−12 second
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Malay:
pikosaat
— 10−12 second
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Swedish:
pikosekund
— 10−12 second
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Ukrainian:
пікосекунда
(pikosekunda)
— 10−12 second
