megacycle

meg·a·cy·cle

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meg-uh-sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈmɛg əˌsaɪ kəl/
- /ˈme.ɡə.saɪk.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meg-uh-sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈmɛg əˌsaɪ kəl/

Definitions of megacycle word

noun megacycle Electricity. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: Mc, mc. 1
abbreviation MEGACYCLE Megahertz. 1
abbreviation MEGACYCLE megahertz 0

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Origin of megacycle

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; mega- + cycle

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Parts of speech for Megacycle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Megacycle

megacycle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

megacycle usage trend in Literature

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