"pico-" meaning in English

See pico- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈpiː.kəʊ/ [UK], /ˈpaɪ.koʊ/ [US], /ˈpi.koʊ/ [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|pico|t=beak, little bit, speck}} Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} pico-, {{en-prefix}} pico-
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹² (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p Tags: morpheme Translations (multiplying the unit by 10−12): пико- (piko-) (Bulgarian), 皮- (pí) (Chinese), piko- (Czech), pico- (Danish), piko- (Danish), pico- (Dutch), piko- (Finnish), pico- (French), pico- (Galician), pico- (German), piko- (German), piko- (Hungarian), píkó- (Icelandic), piko- (Indonesian), ピコ (piko-) (Japanese), piko- (Malay), пико- (piko-) (Russian), piko- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pico--en-prefix-vDxulq3t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'multiplying the unit by 10−12': 92 8
  2. (biology) Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-pico--en-prefix-sEYKAFAv Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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