exa-

See also: exa and EXA

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), for the sixth order of 10³, analogous to tera-.

Prefix

SI prefix

E	Previous:	peta-
	Next:	zetta-

exa-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹⁸ (a short scale quintillion or long scale trillion). Symbol: E

Antonyms

• atto-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with exa-

• exbi-

Translations

SI prefix

• Bulgarian: екса- (eksa-)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 艾- (yue) (ngaai⁶)

  Mandarin: 艾- (zh) (ài-), 艾可薩-／艾可萨- (zh) (àikěsà-) (mainland China)

• Czech: exa-
• Dutch: exa- (nl)
• Esperanto: eksa-
• Finnish: eksa- (fi)
• French: exa- (fr)
• Galician: exa- (gl)
• Greek: εξα- (exa-)
• Hungarian: exa- (hu)
• Indonesian: eksa-
• Japanese: エクサ (ja) (ekusa)
• Korean: 엑사 (eksa-)
• Malay: eksa-
• Polish: eksa-
• Portuguese: exa- (pt)
• Russian: экза- (ekza-), экса- (ru) (eksa-)
• Spanish: exa- (es)
• Thai: เอกซะ- (èek-sà)

Anagrams

• Axe, axe

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛɡza ]

Prefix

exa-

1. exa- (10¹⁸)

   ‎exa- + ‎joule → ‎exajoule

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with exa-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

exa-

1. exa-

Category Dutch terms prefixed with exa- not found

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.za/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

exa-

1. exa-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with exa-

Portuguese

Prefix

exa-

1. exa- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 10¹⁸)