CEFR C1

picoelectronvolt

noun

Meaning

picoelectronvolt means (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses picoelectronvolt to mean (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
The teacher asked students to find picoelectronvolt in the reading.

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picoelectronvolt (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses picoelectronvolt to mean (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
The teacher asked students to find picoelectronvolt in the reading.
Check the words around picoelectronvolt to choose the right meaning.

How to Use picoelectronvolt

a/the picoelectronvolt (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a picoelectronvolt."
picoelectronvolt in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked picoelectronvolt in context before translating it."

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