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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑk.toʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɒk.təʊ/

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: yoc‧to-

Prefix

SI prefix

y	Previous:	ronto-
	Next:	zepto-

yocto-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²⁴ short scale septillionth or long scale quadrillionth). Symbol: y

Antonyms

• yotta-

Derived terms

• yoctoampere
• yoctobecquerel
• yoctocoloumb
• yoctofarad
• yoctogram
• yoctogray
• yoctohenry
• yoctojoule
• yoctometer, yoctometre
• yoctosecond

Translations

10⁻²⁴

• Bulgarian: йокто- (jokto-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幺科托 (yāokētuō)

• Dutch: yocto- (nl)
• Finnish: jokto- (fi)
• French: yocto- (fr)
• Galician: yocto- (gl)
• Icelandic: joktó-
• Indonesian: yokto-
• Japanese: ヨクト- (yokuto-)
• Malay: yokto-
• Russian: йокто- (ru) (jokto-)
• Thai: ยอกโต- (yɔ̂ɔk-too-)
• Ukrainian: йокто- (jokto-)
• Vietnamese: yóc-tô, yoc-tô

Anagrams

• cooty

Dutch

Etymology

From 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

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

yocto-

1. yocto-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with yocto-

yoctoseconde