picometre

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picometre

(ˈpiːkəʊˌmiːtə)

(Units) measurement a trillionth fraction of metre

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picometre - a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter

micromicron, picometer

metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms

femtometer, femtometre, fermi - a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter

A, angstrom, angstrom unit - a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

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