Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giga-joule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ga-joule
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) joules. Symbol: GJ.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English joule English giga-joule From giga- + joule.

Inflected Forms

giga-joules (plural) gigajoule (alternative)

Questions

What does giga-joule mean?: One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) joules. Symbol: GJ.
Where does giga-joule come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English joule English giga-joule From giga- + joule.

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