femto-

English

Etymology

From Danish femten (fifteen), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.

Prefix

SI prefix
f Previous: atto-
Next: pico-

femto-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15 (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth). Symbol: f.
    Antonym: peta-

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛmto ]

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto- (SI prefix for 10-15)

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with femto-

Further reading

  • femto-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

Created in 1962, by the Danish physicist Henning Højgaard Jensen (1918–2001), from the number femten (fifteen).

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto- (SI prefix for 10-15)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English femto-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfemto-/, [ˈfe̞mt̪o̞-]

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with femto-

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with femto-

Indonesian

Etymology

From English femto-, from Danish femten (fifteen), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛmto]
  • Hyphenation: fém‧to

Prefix

fémto

  1. femto-: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15. Symbol: f

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with femto- not found

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

femto-

  1. femto-

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

    Derived from Danish femten.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fɛm.tɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛmtɔ
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Prefix

    femto-

    1. femto-
      femto- + ‎metr → ‎femtometr

    Derived terms

    Category Polish terms prefixed with femto- not found

    Further reading

    • femto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Swedish

    Prefix

    femto-

    1. femto-