Prefix |
|
Examples |
mono- uni- |
one |
monologue monopoly monotype monotheist unicorn uniform unilateral universe |
bi- di- |
two |
biannual bicycle bifocal biped dioxide |
tri- |
three |
triangle tricycle trifocal trinity trilateral trilogy trimaran triplets tripod |
quad-
qua- |
four |
quadrangle quadrillion quadruplets quarterly quartet |
penta- quint- |
five |
pentagon pentagram pentathlon quintet quintillion quintuplets Quintus |
hex- sex-
ses- |
six |
hexagon hexameter sextant sestet sextuplets sextillion |
sept- |
seven |
September septet septennial septillion septuplets |
octo-
oct- octa- |
eight |
octagon octane octave October octogenarian octillion octopus octuplets |
non-
nov- |
nine |
nonagon nonagenarian nonillion November |
dec- |
ten |
decade decathlon December decimal decillion |
cent- |
hundred |
centennial century centipede centillion |
kilo- mill- |
thousand, 10^3 |
kilobyte kilogramme kilohertz millennium |
mega- |
million, 10^6 |
megabyte megastar megaton |
giga- |
billion, 10^9 |
gigabyte gigantic |
tera- |
trillion, 10^12 |
terabyte teraflop |
peta- |
quadrillion, 10^15 |
petabyte |
exa- |
quintillion, 10^18 |
exabyte |
zetta- |
sextillion, 10^21 |
zettabyte |
yotta- |
septilion, 10^24 |
yottabyte |
milli- |
thousandth, 10^-3 |
millisecond milligramme millisecond |
micro- |
millionth, 10^-6 |
microgramme microvolt |
nano- |
billionth, 10^-9 |
nanosecond nanotechnology |
pico- |
trillionth, 10^-12 |
picosecond picocurie |
femto- |
quadrillionth, 10^-15 |
femtosecond |
atto- |
quintillionth, 10^-18 |
attosecond attometer |
zepto- |
sextillionth, 10^-21 |
zeptosecond |
yocto- |
septillionth, 10^-24 |
yoctosecond | |