Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pico-watt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: pi-co-watt
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

pico-watts (plural) picowatt (alternative)

Questions

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

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