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Noun: picometre  'pee-kow,mee-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: picometer)
  1. A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
    "The bond length was 150 picometres";
    - picometer [US], micromicron

Derived forms: picometres

Type of: metric linear unit

Part of: A, angstrom, angstrom unit

Encyclopedia: Picometre