yoctoampere
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻²⁴ amperes. Symbol: yA
Example Sentences
- "However, in the IGZO-FET, heavy holes strongly suppress tunneling current, and at most yoctoampere off-state current is estimated which is dominated by thermally excited holes."
- "First, they are known to show an off-state current on the order of yoctoampere per micron (10⁻²⁴ A/µm) at room temperature (RT)."
- "For example, the off-state current per micrometer of the channel width at 85° C. is less than or equal to 100 yA (1 yA (yoctoampere) is 1×10⁻²⁴ A)."
Etymology
From yocto- + ampere.
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
yoctoamp
yA