"picosecond" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-picosecond.wav [US] Forms: picoseconds [plural]
Etymology: pico- (“metric prefix”) + second Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pico-|second|t1=metric prefix}} pico- (“metric prefix”) + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} picosecond (plural picoseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Translations (10−12 second): pikosekunda [feminine] (Czech), picoseconde [feminine] (Dutch), pikosekunti (Finnish), Picosekunde [feminine] (German), πικοδευτερόλεπτο (pikodefterólepto) [neuter] (Greek), pikoszekundum (Hungarian), pikosaat (Malay)
    Sense id: en-picosecond-en-noun-rvqeDiG1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pico- Topics: metrology

Inflected forms

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