English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”)[1]
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pico-
- 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).
- (biology) Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]multiplying the unit by 10−12
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References
[edit]- ^ “pico-, comb.form.”, in OED Online 👁 Paid subscription required
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[edit]Danish
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[edit]pico-
- alternative spelling of piko-
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian piccolo (“small”).
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French
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German
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pico (“speck”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]pico-
- pico- (one trillionth, 10-12)
Further reading
[edit]- “pico-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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