Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mega-watt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: mega-watt
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million (10⁶) watts, abbreviated as MW.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

mega-watts (plural) megawatt (alternative)

Questions

What does mega-watt mean?: One million (10⁶) watts, abbreviated as MW.
Where does mega-watt come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English watt English mega-watt From mega- + watt.

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