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Noun: picosecond  'pee-kow,se-kund
  1. One trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond

Derived forms: picoseconds

Type of: time unit, unit of time

Part of: nanosecond, ns

Encyclopedia: Picosecond