exa-

exa-

See also: exa and EXA

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), for the sixth order of 10³, analogous to tera-.

Prefix

SI prefix

E	Previous:	peta-
	Next:	zetta-

exa-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹⁸ (a short scale quintillion or long scale trillion). Symbol: E

Antonyms

• atto-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with exa-

• exbi-

Translations

SI prefix

Bulgarian: екса- (eksa-) Chinese: Cantonese: 艾- (yue) (ngaai6) Mandarin: 艾- (zh) (ài-), 艾可薩-／艾可萨- (zh) (àikěsà-) (mainland China) Czech: exa- Dutch: exa- (nl) Esperanto: eksa- Finnish: eksa- (fi) French: exa- (fr) Galician: exa- (gl) Greek: εξα- (exa-) Hungarian: exa- Indonesian: eksa- Japanese: エクサ (ja) (ekusa) Korean: 엑사 (eksa-) Malay: eksa- Polish: eksa- Portuguese: exa- (pt) Russian: экза- (ekza-), экса- (ru) (eksa-) Spanish: exa- (es)

Anagrams

• Axe, axe

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛksa]

Prefix

exa-

1. exa- (10¹⁸)

   ‎exa- + ‎joule → ‎exajoule

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with exa-

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

exa-

1. exa-

Dutch terms prefixed with exa-

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.za/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

exa-

1. exa-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with exa-

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Portuguese

Prefix

exa-

1. exa- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 10¹⁸)