yocto-

English

Etymology

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.

Prefix

SI prefix
y	Previous:	n/a
y	Next:	zepto-

yocto-

In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴. Symbol: y

Antonyms

yotta-

Derived terms

yoctoampere
yoctobecquerel
yoctocoloumb
yoctofarad
yoctogram

yoctogray
yoctohenry
yoctojoule
yoctometer / yoctometre
yoctosecond

Translations

10⁻²⁴

Bulgarian: йокто- (jokto-)
Dutch: yocto- (nl)
Finnish: jokto-
Galician: yocto- (gl)
Indonesian: yokto-

Japanese: ヨクト- (yokuto-)
Malay: yokto-
Russian: йокто- (ru) (jokto-)
Ukrainian: йокто- (yokto-)

Anagrams

cooty

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

yocto-

yocto-

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