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pico-

UK/ˈpiː.kəʊ/US/ˈpaɪ.koʊ/

pico- prefix: 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).

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).
    Antonyms:
    tera-
  2. Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm.

pico- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

pico- in Tamil

பீக்கோ

pico- in Vietnamese

multiplying the unit by 10−12
pi-cô

Antonyms of pico-

Origin of pico-

Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit, speck”)

Questions about pico-

What does pico- mean?
Pico- means 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).
What is pico- in Tamil?
Pico- in Tamil is பீக்கோ. See Pico- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pico-?
Pico- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pico-?
Pico- is pronounced /ˈpiː.kəʊ/ (UK).

Words near pico- in the dictionary

  1. Pico Bolívar
  2. pico de gallo
  3. pico projector
  4. pico projectors
  5. Pico Rivera
  6. pico-
  7. pico-amp
  8. pico-amps
  9. pico-coulomb
  10. pico-farad
  11. pico-farads

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pico- (page history and authors); pico- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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