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megavolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
mega-volt
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One million (10⁶) volts. Symbol: MV.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

megavolts (plural) mega-volt (alternative)

Derived Forms

megavoltage

Questions

What does megavolt mean?
One million (10⁶) volts. Symbol: MV.
Where does megavolt come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English volt English megavolt From mega- + volt.

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