Greek Vocabulary

Prefix

kilo- 

mega-

giga-  

tera-     

peta- 

exa-  

milli-

micro-

nano-  

pico-

femto- 

atto- 

macro- 

magni- 

micro-  

Meaning 

thousand 

million

billion

   trillion     

quadrillion 

quintillion 

thousandth

millionth

billionth

     trillionth  

quadrillionth  

quintillionth

large, long

great 

small, short

Example

kilometer

megameter

gigameter

terameter

petameter

examillion

millisecond

microsecond

nanosecond

picosecond

femtosecond

attosecond

macroscopic

magnify

microbe

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