pico-

See also: Pico, pico, piĉo, and picó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pico (“beak, little bit”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.kəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪ.koʊ/, /ˈpi.koʊ/

Prefix

SI prefix

p	Previous:	femto-
	Next:	nano-

pico-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹² (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p
2. (biology) Used to designate sizes, especially, of cells, smaller than those prefixed by nano- or micro-; sized between 0.2 and 2.0 μm.

Derived terms

• English words prefixed with pico-

Antonyms

• tera-

Translations

multiplying the unit by 10⁻¹²

• Bulgarian: пико- (piko-)
• Chinese: 皮- (pí)
• Czech: piko- (cs)
• Danish: pico-, piko-
• Dutch: pico- (nl)
• Finnish: piko- (fi)
• French: pico- (fr)
• Galician: pico- (gl)

• German: pico- (de), piko-
• Hungarian: piko-
• Icelandic: píkó-
• Indonesian: piko-
• Japanese: ピコ (ja) (piko-)
• Malay: piko-
• Russian: пико- (ru) (piko-)
• Swedish: piko- (sv)

Further reading

• pico- on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• COIP, ICOP, IOPC

---

Danish

Prefix

pico-

1. Alternative spelling of piko-

---

Dutch

Etymology

Italian piccolo (“small”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

pico-

1. pico-

Dutch words prefixed with pico-

---

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

pico-

1. pico-

---

German

Alternative forms

• piko-

Prefix

pico-

1. pico-

Derived terms

German words prefixed with pico-

Further reading

• “pico-” in Duden online