mega-

See also: mega, méga, mëga, and méga-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĕgʹə, IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡə/
  • also IPA(key): /ˈmeɪɡə/

Prefix

SI prefix
M Previous: kilo-
Next: giga-

mega-

  1. (originally) Very large, great.
  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.
  3. (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
  4. (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213 × 53 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).

Usage notes

  • Because the meaning "220" is in conflict with the meaning "one million" used with SI units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed and promulgated as an international standard, with Mi as its symbol.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

Czech

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega- (SI system)

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • mega- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • mega- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega- (SI system)
  2. (informal) very
    • 2014, Thomas Halling, Mia & Marcus, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Mia var jo megasød.
      Mia was really sweet.
    • 2015, Kjell Eriksson, Natravnen, Klim →ISBN
      Netop derfor, sagde Wolf, – netop fordi det er så stort, så fandens megastort.
      Precisely for that reason, Wolf said, - precisely because it is so large, so damn huge.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Category Danish words prefixed with mega- not found

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

mega-

  1. mega-
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Finnish

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega-

Derived terms

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: me‧ga

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega- (in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.))

References

Italian

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega- (all senses)

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega- (very large, great)
  2. mega- (multiplication factor of one million)

Spanish

Prefix

mega-

  1. mega-

Derived terms

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