giga-volt

noun

One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.

OriginEnglish volt ← Italian Volta ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas) →
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Meanings

noungiga-volt (plural giga-volts)

plural giga-volts · alternative gigavolt

  1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. ItalianVolta
  5. Englishvolt
  6. Englishgiga-volt

From giga- + volt.

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Chicago

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