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megameter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtə/ (UK)
• [mɛˈɡɐˌmɪɾɚ] (US)
• /mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From French mégamètre.

Meanings

1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
2. A micrometer.

Forms

megameter en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛɡəˌmiːtəɹ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English meter English megameter From mega- (“one million”) + meter.

Meanings

1. (US, alt-of) US spelling of megametre.
   alt of megametre
   • Common numbers like distances would never be expressed in megameters or nanomiles — it would bring us too close to the Dilbertian world of pocket protectors and calculator holsters. 2009, J. Scott Turner, The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures, page 15:

Forms

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