pico-

1.
a combining form meaning “one trillionth” (10 −12):
picogram.
Origin
< Spanish pico peak, beak, bit. See pic2
Examples from the web for pico
  • pico projectors will eventually be incorporated and then laptop projectors will be largely gone.
British Dictionary definitions for pico

pico-

prefix
1.
denoting 10–12: picofarad, p
Word Origin
from Spanish pico small quantity, odd number, peak
Word Origin and History for pico

pico-

word-forming element used in making names for very small unites of measure, 1915 (formally adopted c.1952 as a scientific prefix meaning "one trillionth"), from Spanish pico "a little over, a small balance," literally "sharp point, beak," of Celtic origin (cf. Gaulish beccus "beak").

pico in Medicine

pico- pref.

  1. One-trillionth (10-12): picogram.

  2. Very small: picornavirus.

Related Abbreviations for pico

PICO

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