picosecond
noun
pi·co·sec·ond
| \ ˌpē-kō-ˈse-kənd
, -kənt\
, -kənt\
Definition of picosecond
: one trillionth of a second
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Ytterbium is highly stable, so ytterbium atomic clocks are accurate past the nanosecond scale, all the way to the picosecond and femtosecond scale (1/1,000,000,000,000,000th of a second). — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Here Is the World's Most Stable Atomic Clock," 28 Nov. 2016 The result is that a pulse generator with a 14-bit digital-to-analog converter and a temporal resolution of 1 nanosecond can change the timing between the centers of pulses by just a picosecond or so. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "New form of qubit control may yield longer computation times," 25 Jan. 2018 This has been the biggest breakthrough for laser technology in 20 years as the picoseconds release their energy in one trillionth of a second, breaking up the bonds of the tattoo ink into very fine particles. — Nazanin Saedi, M.d., Philly.com, "Tattoo removal: It's possible, but not easy," 11 Oct. 2017 In recent years, a variety of picosecond lasers have become commercially available. — Nazanin Saedi, M.d., Philly.com, "Tattoo removal: It's possible, but not easy," 11 Oct. 2017 The whole process, the paper claims, happens in less than 5 picoseconds, or 5 trillionths of a second. — Caleb Garling, WIRED, "Researchers Build Hard Drive of Future With Lasers," 8 Feb. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'picosecond.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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picosecond
noun
pi·co·sec·ond
| \ ˈpē-kō-ˌsek-ənd, -ənt
\
\
Medical Definition of picosecond
: one trillionth of a second
—abbreviation ps