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ATTO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attosecond
1, record 1, English, attosecond
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an SI [International System] unit of time equal to 10−18 of a second (one quintillionth of a second). 1, record 1, English, - attosecond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An attosecond is equal to 1000 zeptoseconds, or 1⁄1000 of a femtosecond. 1, record 1, English, - attosecond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "attosecond" is formed by the prefix "atto" and the unit "second. ""Atto-"was made from the Danish word for eighteen("atten"). 1, record 1, English, - attosecond
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attoseconde
1, record 1, French, attoseconde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure de temps du Système international d'unités (SI) qui est de 10−18 s. 2, record 1, French, - attoseconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'attoseconde correspond à un trillionième de seconde. 2, record 1, French, - attoseconde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-04-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- attomole
1, record 2, English, attomole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comes from the juxtaposition of two words :"mole" and "atto", the latter being a prefix attached to International System(SI) units. 1, record 2, English, - attomole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
atto :... a unit that is one-quintillionth of the basic unit(10[ superscript]-18) unit). 2, record 2, English, - attomole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attomole
1, record 2, French, attomole
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ses bandes d'électrophorèse contenant 100 attomoles (100.10[indice]-15 moles) de produits peuvent ainsi être couramment détectées. (Le technoscope, Supplément BIOFUTUR d'octobre 1986, intégré à la revue BIOFUTUR, 1986, no 50) 1, record 2, French, - attomole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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