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quettasecond

quettasecond noun: an SI unit of time equal to 10³⁰ seconds. Symbol: Qs. (= sextillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole).

Noun

quettasecond (plural quettaseconds)

  1. An SI unit of time equal to 10³⁰ seconds. Symbol: Qs. (= sextillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole)
    • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year <...

Forms of quettasecond

pluralquettaseconds

Origin of quettasecond

From quetta- + second.

Questions about quettasecond

What does quettasecond mean?
Quettasecond means an SI unit of time equal to 10³⁰ seconds. Symbol: Qs. (= sextillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole).
What part of speech is quettasecond?
Quettasecond is a noun.
What is the plural of quettasecond?
The plural of quettasecond is quettaseconds.

Words near quettasecond in the dictionary

  1. quettameters
  2. quettametre
  3. quettametres
  4. quettaparsec
  5. quettaparsecs
  6. quettasecond
  7. quettaseconds
  8. quetzal
  9. Quetzalcoatl
  10. quetzalcoatlite
  11. quetzalcoatlus

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