Meanings
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).
Antonyms: yotta-
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixIn the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth).
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀκτώ“eight”
- Englishyocto-
From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), for the eighth order of 10⁻³. The letter y was added, as the second term in a series running backwards through the alphabet.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian йокто-
- йокто- (jokto-)10−24
Chinese Mandarin 幺科托
- 幺科托 (yāokētuō)10−24
Dutch yocto-
- yocto-10−24
Finnish jokto-
- jokto-10−24
French yocto-
- yocto-10−24
German yokto-
- yokto-10−24
Icelandic joktó-
- joktó-10−24
Indonesian yokto-
- yokto-10−24
Japanese ヨクト-
- ヨクト- (yokuto-)10−24
Malay yokto-
- yokto-10−24
Russian йокто-
- йокто- (jokto-)10−24
Thai ยอกโต-
- ยอกโต- (yɔ̂ɔk-too-)10−24
Ukrainian йокто-
- йокто- (jokto-)10−24
Vietnamese yóc-tô, yoc-tô
- yóc-tô10−24
- yoc-tô10−24
Cite this entry
yocto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yocto-
“yocto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yocto-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yocto-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yocto-.
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