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mega-volt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
mega--volt
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million ( 10⁶ ) volts, abbreviated as MV.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

mega-volts (plural) megavolt (alternative)

Questions

What does mega-volt mean?
One million ( 10⁶ ) volts, abbreviated as MV.
Where does mega-volt come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English volt English mega-volt From mega- + volt.

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