mega

Meg-, Meg"a, Meg"a*lo-. Etym: [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy, great.] 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.

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