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piconewton

piconewton noun: an SI unit of force equal to 10⁻¹² newtons. Symbol: pN.

Noun

piconewton (plural piconewtons)

  1. An SI unit of force equal to 10⁻¹² newtons. Symbol: pN
    • Holonyms: nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton < newton < kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton

Forms of piconewton

pluralpiconewtons

Origin of piconewton

From pico- + newton.

Questions about piconewton

What does piconewton mean?
Piconewton means an SI unit of force equal to 10⁻¹² newtons. Symbol: pN.
What part of speech is piconewton?
Piconewton is a noun.
What is the plural of piconewton?
The plural of piconewton is piconewtons.

Words near piconewton in the dictionary

  1. piconavirus
  2. Picone
  3. Picones
  4. piconet
  5. piconets
  6. piconewton
  7. piconewtons
  8. picong
  9. piconol
  10. picons
  11. picophotoautotroph

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