PICOSECOND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "picosecond"):

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

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

nanosecond (one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond)

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