piconewton

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noun

An SI unit of force equal to 10⁻¹² newtons. Symbol: pN

“Holonyms: nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton < newton < kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton”

OriginEnglish newton ← Spanish pico ← Old Spanish bico →
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Meanings

nounpiconewton (plural piconewtons)

plural piconewtons

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of force equal to 10⁻¹² newtons. Symbol: pN

    Holonyms: nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton < newton < kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton

Origin

  1. Latinbeccus
  2. Old Spanishbico
  3. Spanishpico
  4. Englishpico-
  5. Englishnewton
  6. Englishpiconewton

From pico- + newton.

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piconewton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piconewton

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“piconewton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piconewton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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