Etymology

giga-watt

Today it means: One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW. Full definition →

English watt ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)
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  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Englishwatt
  5. English todaygiga-watt

From giga- + watt.

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