"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 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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