picometer

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A form of picometre — An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metres. Symbol: pm

Similar
picometremicromicron
Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounpicometer (plural picometers)

plural picometers

  1. USUS spelling of picometre.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter

Similar
picometremicromicron
Broader
metric linear unit
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*bekkos
  2. Gaulish*bekkosbor.?
  3. Latinbeccus
  4. Old Spanishbico
  5. Spanishpico
  6. Englishpico-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*médeti
  9. Proto-Germanic*metaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*metan
  11. Old Englishmetan
  12. Middle Englishmeten
  13. Middle Englishmetere
  14. Englishmeter
  15. Englishpicometer

From pico- + meter.

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Translations

Arabic كل زق
  • كل زق10-12 of a meter
Bulgarian пикометър
  • пикометър (pikometăr)10-12 of a meter
Dutch picometer
  • picometer10-12 of a meter
Finnish pikometri
  • pikometri10-12 of a meter
French picomètre
  • picomètre10-12 of a meter
German Picometer
  • Picometer10-12 of a meter
Hungarian pikométer
  • pikométer10-12 of a meter
Italian picometro
  • picometro10-12 of a meter
Polish pikometr
  • pikometr10-12 of a meter
Portuguese picômetro
  • picômetro10-12 of a meter
Romanian picometru
  • picometru10-12 of a meter
Russian пикоме́тр
  • пикоме́тр (pikométr)10-12 of a meter
Spanish picómetro
  • picómetro10-12 of a meter
Turkish pikometre
  • pikometre10-12 of a meter

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Cite this entry
APA

picometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picometer

MLA

“picometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picometer.

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