Quectogram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quectogram is a noun meaning (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³⁰ grams. Symbol: qg.
Meaning
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³⁰ grams. Symbol: qg.
Example Sentences
The arrival of the new prefixes means the Earth can now be said to weigh six ronnagrams, and Jupiter about two quettagrams. An electron weighs about a rontogram, and a single bit of data stored on a mobile phone adds about 10 quectograms to its mass.
Word Forms
- quectograms
- quectogramme
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