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pico-watt

pico-watt noun: one million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.

Noun

pico-watt (plural pico-watts)

  1. One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.

Forms of pico-watt

pluralpico-watts
alternative formpicowatt

Origin of pico-watt

From pico- + watt.

Questions about pico-watt

What does pico-watt mean?
Pico-watt means one million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
What part of speech is pico-watt?
Pico-watt is a noun.
What is the plural of pico-watt?
The plural of pico-watt is pico-watts.

Words near pico-watt in the dictionary

  1. pico-farad
  2. pico-farads
  3. pico-joule
  4. pico-ohm
  5. pico-volt
  6. pico-watt
  7. pico-watts
  8. picoalga
  9. picoalgae
  10. picoalgal
  11. picoammeter

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