"femtosecond" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: femtoseconds [plural]
Etymology: 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 Translations (unit of time, equal to 10−15 second): femtosekunda [feminine] (Czech), femtoseconde [feminine] (Dutch), femtoseconde [feminine] (French), femtoszekundum (Hungarian), femtosegundo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-femtosecond-en-noun-x2cq-hD- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with femto- Topics: metrology

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