Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giga-volt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ga--volt
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

giga-volts (plural) gigavolt (alternative)

Questions

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

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