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giga-

prefix
/ˈɡɪɡ.ə/UK/ˈɡɪɡ.ə/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”); cognate to giant.

  1. derived from γίγας

Definitions

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the…

    In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁹ (short scale billion or long scale milliard).

    • giga- + watt → gigawatt ("one billion watts")

  2. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2³⁰ or 1,073,741,824.

  3. Augmenting an adjective

    Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree.

    • Wow, I am giga-jealous right now.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Used to augment nouns

      Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.

      • giga- + Chad → gigachad
      • giga- + Stacy → gigastacy

The neighborhood

Derived

gibi-, gigabyte, gigaflop, gigahertz, gigajoule, gigawatt

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for giga-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA