"zepto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Greek (h)epta- (seven), for the seventh order of 10⁻³. The final o conforms to the finals vowel of the SI series from micro- downwards; the letter z was added, as a start in a series of terms running backwards through the alphabet. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} zepto-, {{en-prefix}} zepto-
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²¹ (short scale sextillionth or long scale trilliardth). Symbol: z Tags: morpheme Translations (10−21): зепто- (zepto-) (Bulgarian), 仄普托 (zèpǔtuō) (Chinese Mandarin), zepto- (Dutch), zepto- (Finnish), zepto- (Galician), septó- (Icelandic), zepto- (Indonesian), ゼプト- (zeputo-) (Japanese), zepto- (Malay), زپتو (Persian), зепто- (zepto-) (Russian), zepto- (Spanish), зепто- (zepto-) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-zepto--en-prefix-9fF9CQOa Derived forms: zeptoampere, zeptobecquerel, zeptobel, zeptocandela, zeptoelectronvolt, zeptofarad, zeptogram, zeptogray, zeptohenry, zeptojoule, zeptokelvin, zeptolux, zeptometer (alt: zeptometre), zeptomole, zeptosecond, zeptovolt, zeptovoltampere, zeptowatt

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      "sense": "10−21",
      "word": "zepto-"
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      "sense": "10−21",
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      "word": "zepto-"
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