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Come pronunciare «picosecond» in inglese

picosecond si pronuncia ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd, con accento principale sulla sillaba «PEE». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 41 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd

PEE·koh·sek·ənd

Accento principale: PEE

Accento:
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IPAˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd
SayPEE-koh-sek-ənd
SillabePEE · koh · sek · ənd
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “picosecond”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syl. 1Primary Stress

PEE

Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.

Syl. 2Unstressed

koh

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 3Unstressed

sek

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 4Unstressed

ənd

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PEE"). Elevate your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.

How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "picosecond" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "picosecond is" sounds like "picosecond-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "picosecond" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“All of these happens in about one picosecond, and then an unbelievable amount of energy and heat is released.”
— SciShowWatch clip
“So this tends to be something like a 50 Joule laser in 1 picosecond, 10 to -12 seconds.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“word here describes what happens at this ultrafast time scales, let's say picosecond and, and below.”
— StanfordWatch clip
“picosecond time scale. Like sir have just mentioned that he was also developing dyes. You know, these fluorescent dyes can be used for looking”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So it was the same terawatt but now it was one joule and one picosecond, so it could fit on a basic optical bench”
— WIREDWatch clip
“Like picosecond lasers which should be being deployed in airports over the next couple years.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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All of these happens in about one picosecond, and then an unbelievable amount of energy and heat is released.

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The Inglese word “picosecond” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd (phonetic respelling: PEE-koh-sek-ənd). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (PEE · koh · sek · ənd), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PEE). Grammatically, “picosecond” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 41 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “picosecond” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USSciShow
    Clip #1 · @2:45
    “of split atoms in a process called nuclear fission. All of these happens in about one picosecond, and then an unbelievable amount of energy and heat is released. The release is so powerful because it unleashes energy from the most powerful force known to physics:”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #2 · @50:44
    “And our laser beam is ultrashort pulse. So this tends to be something like a 50 Joule laser in 1 picosecond, 10 to -12 seconds. in 1 picosecond, 10 to -12 seconds.”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #3 · @6:02
    “this land scale, below essentially the wave of invisible light and ultrafast word here describes what happens at this ultrafast time scales, let's say picosecond and, and below. And so this is sort of illustrating again, my”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #4 · @8:52
    “phenomena in nature that we know, they are occurring on femtosecond or picosecond time scale. Like sir have just mentioned that he was also developing dyes. You know, these fluorescent dyes can be used for looking also developing dyes. You know, these fluorescent dyes can be used for looking”
  • 🇺🇸 USWIRED
    Clip #5 · @16:05
    “tabletop terawatt. So it was the same terawatt but now it was one joule and one picosecond, so it could fit on a basic optical bench and one picosecond, so it could fit on a basic optical bench”

Definizione e significato: “picosecond”

Audio
NOUN
  • An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “Holonyms: nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond”
  • “All of these happens in about one picosecond, and then an unbelievable amount of energy and heat is released.”
  • “So this tends to be something like a 50 Joule laser in 1 picosecond, 10 to -12 seconds.”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

one picosecondpicosecond timepicosecond lasers

Pronuncia: “picosecond”

Pronunciation:
PEE-koh-sek-ənd
Sillabe:
PEE · koh · sek · ənd
Written Hyphenation:
pi · co · se · cond
Accento principale:
PEE
IPA:
ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd
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Come si pronuncia «picosecond» in inglese?

«picosecond» si pronuncia ⁄ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd⁄ (PEE-koh-sek-ənd). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «picosecond»?

«picosecond» ha 4 sillabe: PEE · koh · sek · ənd.

Dov’è l’accento in «picosecond»?

L’accento principale in «picosecond» cade su «PEE». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.

Cosa significa «picosecond»?

An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps

Come posso ascoltare «picosecond» in frasi reali?

Questa pagina offre 41 esempi video di «picosecond» con sottotitoli sincronizzati. Usa Precedente / Successivo (o le frecce ← / →) per ascoltare ogni momento esatto.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “picosecond”?

Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).