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gigacycle

gi·ga·cy·cle
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gig-uh-sahy-kuh l, jig-]
    • /ˈgɪg əˌsaɪ kəl, ˈdʒɪg-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gig-uh-sahy-kuh l, jig-]
    • /ˈgɪg əˌsaɪ kəl, ˈdʒɪg-/

Definition of gigacycle word

  • noun gigacycle one billion cycles. Abbreviation: Gc. 1

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Origin of gigacycle

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; giga- + cycle

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Parts of speech for Gigacycle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gigacycle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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