Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picojoule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 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 picojoule From pico- + joule.

Inflected Forms

picojoules (plural) pico-joule (alternative)

Questions

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

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