gigacycle

gigacycle
noun
1,000,000,000 periods per second
Syn: ↑gigahertz, ↑GHz, ↑gigacycle per second, ↑Gc
Hypernyms: ↑rate

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\\"ˌ\ noun
Etymology: giga- + cycle

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/gig"euh suy'keuhl, jig"-/, n.
one billion cycles. Abbr.: Gc
[1955-60; GIGA- + CYCLE]

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  • gigacycle — /gig euh suy keuhl, jig /, n. one billion cycles. Abbr.: Gc [1955 60; GIGA + CYCLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • gigacycle — giga·cycle …   English syllables

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  • GHz — noun 1,000,000,000 periods per second • Syn: ↑gigahertz, ↑gigacycle per second, ↑gigacycle, ↑Gc • Hypernyms: ↑rate * * * abbreviation gigahertz * * * gigaher …   Useful english dictionary

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