Attometre

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000318",
  "term": "Attometre",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of length equal to one quintillionth (10^-18) of a metre. This incredibly small distance is relevant in subatomic physics, particularly when describing the size of elementary particles like quarks or the range of fundamental forces. It is a scale far beyond the resolution of conventional microscopy.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "references": [
    "NIST Guide to the SI: SI units and prefixes (National Institute of Standards and Technology)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Attometer",
    "es": "attometre",
    "fr": "attomètre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/attometre/"
}