Assertion: double prefix | /r/ObjectUse | used in the past
Facets:
value: such as micromillimetres
type: OTHER
value: such as hectokilometres
type: OTHER
value: such as kilomegatons
type: OTHER
value: such as the derived adjective hectokilometric
type: OTHER
value: such as micromicrofarads
type: OTHER
value: such as 'millimicrons'
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Double prefixes have been used in the past, such as micromillimetres or 'millimicrons' (now nanometres), micromicrofarads (now picofarads), kilomegatons (now gigatons), hectokilometres (now 100 kilometres) and the derived adjective hectokilometric (typically used for qualifying the fuel consumption measures).