Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

femtobarn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fem-to-barn
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of area equal to a billionth of a millionth (10⁻¹⁵) of a barn

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English barn English femtobarn From femto- + barn.

Inflected Forms

femtobarns (plural)

Questions

What does femtobarn mean?: A unit of area equal to a billionth of a millionth (10⁻¹⁵) of a barn
Where does femtobarn come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English barn English femtobarn From femto- + barn.

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