atto-
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From Danish atten (“eighteen”), extending the idea to how femto- is derived from Danish femten (“fifteen”) and the fermi unit.
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atto-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−18 (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth). Symbol: a
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unit of measure
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Borrowed from Danish atten (“eighteen”).
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atto-
Further reading edit
- “atto-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “atto-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “atto-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
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From atten (“eighteen”).
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atto-
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From Danish atten (“eighteen”).
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atto-
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Internationalism (see English atto-).
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atto-
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- “atto-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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Audio (file)
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atto-
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atto-
- atto-
- atto- + sekunda → attosekunda
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- atto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Borrowed from Danish atten (“eighteen”).
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atto-
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- “atto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014