Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pico
English translation:
pico [very, very, very small]
Portuguese term
construção de pico aproveitamentos hidroeléctricos
don't see how the word 'peak' first into this context.
Nov 3, 2008 06:11: Carla Selyer changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/67047">Carla Selyer's</a> old entry - "pico "" to ""pico [very, very, very small]""
Proposed translations
United States
Spanish Translation and Reviewing
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pico [very, very, very small]
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-10-29 17:19:03 GMT)
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Note added at 5 days (2008-11-03 22:12:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Carla.
I would like to add that the term "pico" is not used within this context as an specific measurement.
Some Internet resources for measurement conversion:
http://www.knowledgedoor.com/1/Unit_Conversion/Power_Prefixe...
http://www.unit-conversion.info/metric.html
Conversion of metric measurements
Converting to and from: yocto (y), zepto (z), atto (a), femto (f), pico (p), nano (n), micro (µ), milli (m), centi (c), deci (d), base, deka (da), hecto (h), kilo (k), mega (M), giga (G), tera (T), peta (P), exa (E), zetta (Z), yotta (Y).
and http://www.unit-conversion.info/power.html
Conversion of power measurements
Converting to and from: BTU/hour, BTU/second, calories per second, erg per second, foot pound per second (ft·lbf/s), gigawatt (GW), horsepower (hp), kilocalorie (Calorie) per second, kilowatt (kW), megawatt (MW), milliwatt (mW), watt (joules/sec) (W).
United States
Marlene Curtis
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, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
construction of mini, macro and peak-power (facilities)...
Construction of mini, macro and peak-power (facilities)...and small hydroelectric improvements.
The (Renewable) Electron Economy Part V.3: Hydroelectric Power ... A hydroelectric project can function as either baseline or peak power, as the flow of ... careful design of mini- and micro-hydro in both the developed and ...
terraverde.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-renewable-electron-economy-part-v3-hydroelectric-power/ - 28k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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construction of peaking hydropower facilities
South Africa
Value Added Quality in Translation
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pico-
It shows a decrease in size from …mini, micro, pico and then…and small hydroelectric gains (maybe?)
What comes before that?
Pico = pref. one-trillionth, one part of one trillion equal parts, or 10 to the power of minus 12
While Nano - is 10 to the power of minus 9
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