zetta-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑπτά (hepta), for the seventh order of 10³. The consonants pt are reduced to tt as in Italian, by analogy with peta-; the letter z was added, as a start to running through the alphabet backwards.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɛtə/

Prefix

SI prefix
Z
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zetta-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²¹. Symbol: Z

Antonyms

• zepto-

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with zetta-

• zebi-

Translations

SI prefix

• Bulgarian: зета- (bg) (zeta-)
• Finnish: tsetta- (fi)
• German: Zetta- (de)

• Japanese: ゼタ- (ja)
• Spanish: zetta- (es)