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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
The metric prefix meaning one millionth of a millionth (1 x 10-12). A picofarad, for example, is one millionth of a millionth of a farad. Pico was at one time called micro-micro.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix meaning one thousandth of a unit, 1/1,000, 0.001, or 1 x 10-3. Millimeters, milliliters, milliohms, milligrams, and millivolts are commonly used terms having this prefix.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix that means 1,000. A kilogram is one thousand grams, a kilometer is one thousand meters, and a kilohertz is one thousand cycles per second.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix that means one hundred (1 x 102). Hecto is used as a prefix, as in hectometers (100 meters), hectoliters (100 liters), etc.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix that means one millionth, 1/1,000,000, or 0.000 001 of a unit. Microfarads, microhenries, microwatts, and micrograms are all commonly used terms having this prefix. Micro is also generally used as a prefix to mean something is unusually small; for example, microelectronics, microbiology, and microgroove.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix that means one tenth. For example, a deciliter is one tenth of a liter.
Industry:Aviation
The metric prefix that means ten. The prefix deka or deca is often used before such terms as meter (dekameter, or decameter) or liter (dekaliter, or decaliter).
Industry:Aviation
