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atto- (at′ō)

one quintillionth part of; the factor 10 attosecond

Etymology: < Dan atten, eighteen < ODan attan < atta, eight + -tjan; akin to OE -tyne, -teen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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