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yocto-

Syllables: yoc·to-/ˈjɒk.təʊ̯-/US/ˈjɑk.toʊ̯-/

yocto- prefix: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).

Prefix

yocto-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).
    Antonyms:
    yotta-

yocto- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

yocto- in Tamil

யோட்டோ

yocto- in Vietnamese

10−24
yóc-tô, yoc-tô

Antonyms of yocto-

Origin of yocto-

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), for the eighth order of 10⁻³. The letter y was added, as the second term in a series running backwards through the alphabet.

Words formed from yocto-

Questions about yocto-

What does yocto- mean?
Yocto- means in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).
What is yocto- in Tamil?
Yocto- in Tamil is யோட்டோ. See Yocto- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yocto-?
Yocto- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce yocto-?
Yocto- is pronounced /ˈjɒk.təʊ̯-/ (UK).

Words near yocto- in the dictionary

  1. Yockeys
  2. yocking
  3. yocks
  4. Yocom
  5. Yocoms
  6. yocto-
  7. yoctoampere
  8. yoctoamperes
  9. yoctogram
  10. yoctogramme
  11. yoctogrammes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: yocto- (page history and authors); yocto- (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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