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mega-joule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
mega-joule
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million ( 10⁶ ) joules. Symbol: MJ.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English joule English mega-joule From mega- + joule.

Inflected Forms

mega-joules (plural) megajoule (alternative)

Questions

What does mega-joule mean?
One million ( 10⁶ ) joules. Symbol: MJ.
Where does mega-joule come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English joule English mega-joule From mega- + joule.

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