"atto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Danish atten (“eighteen”), extending the idea to how femto- is derived from Danish femten (“fifteen”) and the fermi unit. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|da|atten||eighteen}} Danish atten (“eighteen”), {{bor|en|da|femten||fifteen}} Danish femten (“fifteen”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} atto-, {{en-prefix}} atto-
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹⁸ (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth). Symbol: a Tags: morpheme Translations (unit of measure): atto- (Catalan), 阿托 (ātuō) (Chinese Mandarin), atto- (Danish), atto- (Dutch), atto- (Finnish), atto- (French), atto- (Galician), ატო- (aṭo-) (Georgian), atto- (Hungarian), attó- (Icelandic), ato- (Indonesian), ata- (Irish), アト- (ato-) (Japanese), ato- (Malay), atto- (Polish), атто- (atto-) (Russian), อัตโต- (at-too-) (Thai), атто- (atto-) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-atto--en-prefix-R4sYgue7

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          "sense": "unit of measure",
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        },
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          "sense": "unit of measure",
          "word": "อัตโต-"
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          "code": "uk",
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          "sense": "unit of measure",
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      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
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      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
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      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "ატო-"
    },
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      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "attó-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "ato-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "ata-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ato-",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "アト-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "ato-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "atto-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "atto-",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "атто-"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "at-too-",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "อัตโต-"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "atto-",
      "sense": "unit of measure",
      "word": "атто-"
    }
  ],
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}

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