Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picoammeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-coam-me-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ammeter that is capable of measuring picoamp currents

Example Sentences

"In the present study, we have generated and examined the potential of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) crystalline nanoparticles with aluminium interdigitated electrode biosensor to specifically detect single-stranded E.coli O157:H7 DNA. The performance of this novel DNA biosensor was measured the electrical current response using a picoammeter."

Etymology

From pico- + ammeter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pico

Inflected Forms

picoammeters (plural)

Questions

What does picoammeter mean?: An ammeter that is capable of measuring picoamp currents
Where does picoammeter come from?: From pico- + ammeter.

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