Picometer (Noun)
Meaning
A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- Scientists measure the dimensions of nanoscale materials in units as small as a picometer.
- A typical hydrogen atom is only a few picometers in diameter.
- Electrons occupy specific positions that can be as little as 1-3 picometers from each other in molecules.
- On this atomic scale, surfaces tend to change positions as the adsorption proceeds with motions less than one picometer.
- He relied heavily on comparisons at dimensions much finer than 0.5 picometers between some groups that consisted mainly of his direct personal efforts to assist international results efforts over wide literature variations between laboratory trials studies then concluded thus without necessary logical integration