Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pico-joule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: pi-co-joule
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English joule English pico-joule From pico- + joule.

Inflected Forms

pico-joules (plural) picojoule (alternative)

Questions

What does pico-joule mean?: One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.
Where does pico-joule come from?: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English joule English pico-joule From pico- + joule.

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