Etymology

gigapascal

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Today it means: A unit or pressure equal to 10⁹ pascals Full definition →

English pascal ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)
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  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Englishpascal
  5. English todaygigapascal

From giga- + pascal.

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