megacycle

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noun

Synonym of megahertz.

Similar
megahertzMHzmegacycle per secondMc
OriginEnglish cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounmegacycle (plural megacycles)

plural megacycles

  1. datedSynonym of megahertz.

    Synonyms: megahertz

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of megahertz.

Similar
megahertz

More synonyms by meaning

nounone million periods per second

Similar
megahertzMHzmegacycle per secondMc
Broader
rate
Also see
mcmegahertz

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Late Latincyclus
  11. Middle Englishcicle
  12. Englishcycle
  13. Englishmegacycle

From mega- + cycle.

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Translations

Greek μεγάκυκλος
  • μεγάκυκλος (megákyklos)megahertz
Italian megaciclo, megahertz
  • megaciclomegahertz
  • megahertzmegahertz
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APA

megacycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacycle

MLA

“megacycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacycle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megacycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megacycle.

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