Pronunciation : Meg-, Meg"a
Part of Speech : Meg"a*lo-.
Etymology : [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy, great.]
Definition : Defn: Combining forms signifying: (a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm. (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)
Defn: A million times, a million of; as, megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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