Etymology

gigavolt

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Today it means: One billion (10⁹) volts. Symbol: GV. Full definition →

English volt ← Italian Volta ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)
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  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. ItalianVolta
  5. Englishvolt
  6. English todaygigavolt

From giga- + volt.

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