pico-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “one trillionth” (10−12 ).

   picogram.

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pico- British  

prefix

1.  p.  denoting 10 ^–12

   picofarad

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Etymology

Origin of pico-

< Spanish pico peak, beak, bit. See pic ²

Example Sentences

Suggesting the scope of Thoreau’s interests and effects, the commentators include, along a host of “literary scholars,” a religious studies scholar, a geologist, an environmental activist, a Penobscot historian and, identified simply as “writer,” the well-known Michael Pollan, Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was at this tiny theater on Pico near LaBrea, next to a barbecue place,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Manchester fighter Murphy is unbeaten during the first 18 fights of his career with his last bout in August ending in spectacular fashion as he knocked out Aaron Pico with a spinning elbow.

From BBC

I don’t have statistics, but just from the disappearance of bowling alleys from the local landscape, most recently Santa Monica’s midcentury Pico Bowl, with its fine coffee shop, I’d guess that the sport is not the ubiquitous American pastime it once was.

From Los Angeles Times

In District 1, which stretches from Glassell Park and Highland Park to Chinatown and Pico Union, four challengers are looking to unseat City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez.

From Los Angeles Times