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megajoule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

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

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁶ joules. Symbol: MJ

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

megajoules (plural) mega-joule (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does megajoule mean?
An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁶ joules. Symbol: MJ
Where does megajoule come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English joule English megajoule From mega- + joule.

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