Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picovolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-co-volt
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a volt, abbreviated as pV.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

picovolts (plural) pico-volt (alternative)

Questions

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

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