Etymology

picoampere

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Today it means: An SI unit of current equal to 10⁻¹² amperes. Symbol: pA Full definition →

English ampere ← Spanish pico ← Old Spanish bico
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The story

  1. Latinbeccus
  2. Old Spanishbico
  3. Spanishpico
  4. Englishpico-
  5. Englishampere
  6. English todaypicoampere

From pico- + ampere.

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