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zetta-

Syllables: zet·ta-/ˈzɛt.ə-/

zetta- prefix: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²¹ (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard).

Prefix

zetta-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²¹ (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard).
    Antonyms:
    zepto-

zetta- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

zetta- in Tamil

சீட்டா

zetta- in Vietnamese

1021
zê-ta

Antonyms of zetta-

Origin of zetta-

Coined with Latin septem (“seven”) and Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ, “seven”) in mind, for the seventh order of 10³. The consonants pt are reduced to tt; the initial z was chosen instead of s to avoid confusion with s (“second”, symbol)

Questions about zetta-

What does zetta- mean?
Zetta- means in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²¹ (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard).
What is zetta- in Tamil?
Zetta- in Tamil is சீட்டா. See Zetta- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zetta-?
Zetta- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce zetta-?
Zetta- is pronounced /ˈzɛt.ə-/.

Words near zetta- in the dictionary

  1. Zetland
  2. Zetlander
  3. Zetlanders
  4. Zetlandic
  5. zets
  6. zetta-
  7. zetta-ampere
  8. zetta-amperes
  9. zettaampere
  10. zettaamperes
  11. zettabit

Source and license

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