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gigabel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gi-ga-bel
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.

Humorous

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

gigabels (plural)

Questions

What does gigabel mean?
A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.
Where does gigabel come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English bel English gigabel From giga- + bel.

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