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megalitre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-gal-itre
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of volume equivalent to 1,000,000 litres. Symbol: ML or Ml.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

megalitres (plural) megaliter (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

decalitre gigalitre hectolitre kilolitre

Questions

What does megalitre mean?
A unit of volume equivalent to 1,000,000 litres. Symbol: ML or Ml.
Where does megalitre come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Spanish litrebor. English litre English megalitre From mega- + litre.

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