What (who) is mega- - definition

PREFIX DENOTING 10 TO THE 6TH POWER

Square megametre; Cubic megametre; Megaston; Mega (prefix); Mega (unit prefix); Mega (metric prefix); Mega (SI prefix); Mega (decimal prefix)

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prefix

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Mega- is added to nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to units that are a million times bigger.

...a 100 megaton explosion.

...a two thousand megawatt surge in electricity.

PREFIX

Mega- combines with nouns and adjectives in order to emphasize the size, quality, or importance of something. (INFORMAL)

Now he can begin to earn the sort of mega-bucks he has always dreamed about.

PREFIX [emphasis]

mega-

¦ combining form

1. large: megalith.

2. denoting a factor of one million (10⁶): megahertz.

3. Computing denoting a factor of 2²⁰.

Origin

from Gk megas 'great'.

Wikipedia

Mega-

Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (10⁶ or 1000000). 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'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega-

Pronunciation examples for mega-

1. mega-family trees

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2. in these mega cities.

Crazy Rich Asians _ Kevin Kwan _ Talks at Google

3. JESSICA MEGA: Excellent.

Kathy Bates _ The Road to Curing Lymphedema _ Talks at Google

4. there's mega sharks.

Open Water Swimming Manual _ Lynne Cox _ Talks at Google

5. for the mega long running, mega popular Broadway musical, which

A Few Wicked Years _ Gregory Maguire _ Talks at Google

Examples of use of mega-

1. While the new discount chains Mega and Mega Bool are suitable for the times, Blue Square incurred heavy advertising costs on launching Mega Bool, says the bank.

2. RASHID MEGA MALL Rashid Mega Mall in Madinah is being readied for this years Ramadan.

3. Converting some of the Mega branches into "Mega in the City" will impact prices immediately, he said.

4. Pop culture made easy.By Jeremy Dauber Mega Movie Guide 2005 Mega Movie Guide 2004 Oscars more projects...

5. We head into the hills to see the biggest of the mega–city‘s rubbish mega–pits: the Changshengqiao landfill site.