Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giga-watt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ga-watt
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

giga-watts (plural) gigawatt (alternative)

Questions

What does giga-watt mean?: One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.
Where does giga-watt come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English watt English giga-watt From giga- + watt.

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