An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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metric prefix
  پیشوند ِ متری  
pišvand-e metri
Fr.: préfixe du système international d'unités  

Any of the suffixes adopted by the International System of Units (→ SI units).

For numbers larger than 1:

→ deca- (101), → hecto- (102), → kilo- (103), → mega- (106), → giga- (109), → tera- (1012), → peta- (1015), → exa- (1018), → zetta- (1021), and → yotta- (1024) .

For numbers smaller than 1: → deci- (10-1), → centi- (10-2), → milli- (10-3), → micro- (10-6), → nano- (10-9), → pico- (10-12), → femto- (10-15), → atto- (10-18), → zepto- (10-21), and → yocto- (10-24).

See also: → metric; → prefix.