gigametre

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noun

A distance of 1,000,000 kilometres.

“Holonyms: terametre < petametre”

OriginEnglish metre ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas) →
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Meanings

noungigametre (plural gigametres)

plural gigametres

  1. UKA distance of 1,000,000 kilometres.

    Holonyms: terametre < petametre

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    Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Englishmetre
  5. Englishgigametre

From giga- + metre.

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Translations

French gigamètre
  • gigamètrea distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Greek γιγάμετρο
  • γιγάμετρο (gigámetro)a distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Italian gigametro
  • gigametroa distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Portuguese gigametro
  • gigametroa distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Swedish gigameter
  • gigametera distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Thai กิกะเมตร, จิกะเมตร
  • กิกะเมตรa distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
  • จิกะเมตรa distance of 1,000,000 kilometres
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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