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mega- word element [Gr.], large; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol M) to designate an amount one million (106) times the size of the unit to which it is joined.
mega-, megalo-, mego-, 1 prefix meaning "great or huge": megacardia, megacoccus, megadyne. 2 a quantity one million times a given unit: megahertz. mega- (M) word element [Gr.], large; meaning large, enlarged, or of abnormally large size; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol M) to designate an amount one million (106) times the size of the unit to which it is joined.
mega- word element. [Gr.] large; used in naming units of measurement to designate an amount 106 (one million) times the size of the unit to which it is joined, e.g. megacuries (106 curies); abbreviation M.
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