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Where does “yoctonewton” come from?

yoctonewton (English) comes from English yocto-, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

yoctonewton (English): A unit of force equal to 10 newtons

Definitions

  1. A unit of force equal to 10 newtons

Ancestry of “yoctonewton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyocto-API; In the International System of Units and...
2Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
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