"femtosecond" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: femtoseconds [plural]
Etymology: From femto- + second. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|femto|second}} femto- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} femtosecond (plural femtoseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹⁵ seconds. Symbol: fs Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Derived forms: subfemtosecond Translations (unit of time, equal to 10−15 second): femtosekunda [feminine] (Czech), femtoseconde [feminine] (Dutch), femtoseconde [feminine] (French), femtoszekundum (Hungarian), femtosegundo [masculine] (Spanish)

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