单词 | zetta- |
释义 | zetta-a combining form that denotes a factor of the seventh power of 1,000 (1021), used in the names of units of measure. Origin of zetta-First recorded in 1990–95; possibly an alteration of Greek zêta, which is the sixth letter of the final version of the Greek alphabet (representing Latin z). Greek zeta had the numerical value of seven: it replaced the original sixth letter of the Greek alphabet, wau, which was shaped like the Latin F and was pronounced like w, but the sound and the letter wau became obsolete in most Greek dialects during the 8th century b.c. Words nearby zetta-zeta sedimentation ratio, zetetic, Zethar, Zetia, Zetland, zetta-, zettabyte, zettahertz, zeugma, Zeus, Zeuxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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