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combining form
- 1. large: "megalith"
- 2. (in units of measurement) denoting a factor of one million (106): "megahertz"
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MEGA definition: 1. very good or very big: 2. 1,000,000 times the stated unit: 3. large in amount or size: . Learn more.
mega-: [combining form] great : large. greatly surpassing others of its kind.
Look up mega- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (10 6 or 1 000 000 ). It has the unit symbol M. It was confirmed for use in the International System of Units (SI) in 1960. Mega comes from Ancient Greek: μέγας, romanized : mégas, lit. 'great'.
Mega- definition: variant of megalo- (megalith); also the initial element in units of measure that are equal to one million of the units denoted by the base word (megahertz).
5 meanings: slang extremely good, great, or successful 1. denoting 106 Symbol: M 2. (in computer technology) denoting 220 (1.... Click for more definitions.
Mega- definition: Large. Origin of Mega- From Ancient Greek μέγας (megas, “great, large, mighty" ), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵhâ‚‚s (“great" ). Cognate with Latin magnus, and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.
mega-. 1. A prefix that means: 2. Large, as in megatherium, large animal. 3. One million, as in megahertz, one million hertz. 4. 2 20 (that is, 1,048,576), which is the power of 2 closest to a million, as in megabyte. The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition.
