Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megatonne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mega-tonne
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of megaton.

Example Sentences

"New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

megatonnes (plural)

Questions

What does megatonne mean?: Alternative spelling of megaton.
Where does megatonne come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English tonne English megatonne From mega- + tonne.

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