Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picowatt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-cow-att
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 picowatt From pico- + watt.

Inflected Forms

picowatts (plural) pico-watt (alternative)

Questions

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

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