pico-volt

noun

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

OriginEnglish volt ← Spanish pico ← Old Spanish bico →
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Meanings

nounpico-volt (plural pico-volts)

plural pico-volts · alternative picovolt

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

Origin

  1. Latinbeccus
  2. Old Spanishbico
  3. Spanishpico
  4. Englishpico-
  5. Englishvolt
  6. Englishpico-volt

From pico- + volt.

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