Meanings
plural gigaseconds
- metrologyAn SI unit of time equal to 10⁹ seconds. Symbol: Gs. (= 31.7098 years)
Holonyms: century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
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Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year
Origin
- Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
- Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
- Englishgiga-
- Englishsecond
- Englishgigasecond
Translations
Slovak gigasekunda
- gigasekundaa unit of time
Swedish gigasekund
- gigasekunda unit of time
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gigasecond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigasecond
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