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megameter

noun
/mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtə/UK/mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtəɹ/US/ˈmɛɡəˌmiːtəɹ/

Etymology

From mega- (“one million”) + meter.

  1. derived from μέτρον
  2. derived from metrum
  3. derived from metre
  4. inherited from meter
  5. inherited from meter
  6. prefixed as megameter — “mega + meter”

Definitions

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

  2. A micrometer.

  3. US spelling of megametre.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for megameter. 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