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  • noun US (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−12 meters; alternative spelling of picometre.

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  • noun a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter

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Examples

  • Oh, and just to show that, yes, I can work anywhere, even when I am feeling lousy, here's my latest word count for Stormshifter on the picometer from the Writertopia website:

    Terengganu loves purple Glenda Larke 2008

  • Nearly 60% of the final total on the writeropia picometer.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • So here's a look at the picometer status of Book 2 - which I am very provisionally calling Stormshifter.

    So what's next? Glenda Larke 2008

  • So here it stands at the moment on picometer halfway to the end of the first draft:

    Reading at Denvention Glenda Larke 2008

  • So here's a look at the picometer status of Book 2 - which I am very provisionally calling Stormshifter.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • So here it stands at the moment on picometer halfway to the end of the first draft:

    Archive 2008-06-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • If I think of the target for the first draft as being 170,000 then the picometer looks like this which is even better:

    Writing progress Glenda Larke 2008

  • I also will be using the writertopia picometer but I have to wait until I'm back home on my regular computer.

    More 2008 Goals gailcarriger 2008

  • Oh, and just to show that, yes, I can work anywhere, even when I am feeling lousy, here's my latest word count for Stormshifter on the picometer from the Writertopia website:

    Archive 2008-05-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • If I think of the target for the first draft as being 170,000 then the picometer looks like this which is even better:

    Archive 2008-07-01 Glenda Larke 2008

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