megameter

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English

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Etymology 1

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From French mégamètre.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtəɹ/, [mɛˈɡɐˌmɪɾɚ]

Noun

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megameter (plural megameters)

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

Etymology 2

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From mega- (one million) +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌmiːtəɹ/

Noun

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megameter (plural megameters)

  1. US spelling of megametre
    • 2009, J. Scott Turner, The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures, page 15:
      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.
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