"femto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Danish femten (“fifteen”), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|da|femten|t=fifteen}} Danish femten (“fifteen”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} femto-, {{en-prefix}} femto-
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹⁵ (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth). Symbol: f. Tags: morpheme Translations (prefix): фемто- (femto-) (Bulgarian), 飞- (fēi-) (Chinese Mandarin), femto- (Czech), femto- (Danish), femto- (Finnish), femto- (French), femto- (Galician), femto- (Hungarian), femtó- (Icelandic), femto- (Indonesian), フェムト (femuto) (Japanese), femto- (Malay), femto- (Polish), femto- (Swedish), เฟมโต- (feem-to-) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-femto--en-prefix-QkvNbAfv

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