English Explanatory Dictionary

picosecond

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps

Pronunciation

/ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-picosecond.wav

Word forms

picosecond picoseconds

Etymology

From pico- (“metric prefix”) + second.

Related words

mul:ps

Derived words

subpicosecond
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