gigacalorie

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noun

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000 calories (small calories).

“Meronyms: calorie (small calorie) < kilocalorie, calorie (large calorie), Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie”

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Meanings

noungigacalorie (plural gigacalories)

plural gigacalories

  1. A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000 calories (small calories).

    Meronyms: calorie (small calorie) < kilocalorie, calorie (large calorie), Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie

    Synonyms: ton of TNT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000 calories (small calories).

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ton of TNT
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APA

gigacalorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigacalorie

MLA

“gigacalorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigacalorie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gigacalorie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigacalorie.

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