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Quettametre

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007189

A unit of length in the metric system equal to 10³⁰ metres, or one nonillion metres. It is formed by combining the prefix "quetta" with the base unit "metre" under the International System of Units (SI). This immense scale is used in cosmology to measure astronomical distances, such as the estimated diameter of the observable universe, which is approximately 0.88 quettametres.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007189
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Quettameter; Spanish: quettametro; French: quettamètre
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007189",
  "term": "Quettametre",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of length in the metric system equal to 10³⁰ metres, or one nonillion metres. It is formed by combining the prefix \"quetta\" with the base unit \"metre\" under the International System of Units (SI). This immense scale is used in cosmology to measure astronomical distances, such as the estimated diameter of the observable universe, which is approximately 0.88 quettametres.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Quettameter",
    "es": "quettametro",
    "fr": "quettamètre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/quettametre/"
}

Record 5,064 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.