FEMTOSECOND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("femtosecond" is a kind of...):

time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)

Meronyms (parts of "femtosecond"):

attosecond (one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond)

Holonyms ("femtosecond" is a part of...):

picosecond (one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond)

Credits