"attosecond" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: attoseconds [plural]
Etymology: From atto- + second. Etymology templates: {{af|en|atto-|second}} atto- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} attosecond (plural attoseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹⁸ seconds. Symbol: as Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Synonyms: as Translations (unit of time, equal to 10−18 second): attoseconde [feminine] (Dutch), ატოსეკუნდი (aṭoseḳundi) (Georgian), ატოწამი (aṭoc̣ami) (Georgian), attoszekundum (Hungarian), attosekunda [feminine] (Polish)

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