megagram

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noun

An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁶ grams. Symbol: Mg

“Holonym: gigagram”

Similar
metric tontonnetonMTmul:T
OriginEnglish gram ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
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Meanings

nounmegagram (plural megagrams)

plural megagrams · alternative UK megagramme

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁶ grams. Symbol: Mg

    Holonym: gigagram

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    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram < kilogram

    Synonyms: metric ton, tonne, ton, MT, mul:T, mul:t

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn SI unit of mass equal to 10⁶ grams. Symbol: Mg

Similar
metric tontonnetonMTmul:Tmul:t
Also see
metric tontontonne

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishgram
  6. Englishmegagram

From mega- + gram.

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Translations

Catalan megagram
  • megagramunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Dutch megagram
  • megagramunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Finnish megagramma
  • megagrammaunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
German Megagramm
  • Megagrammunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Greek μεγαγραμμάριο
  • μεγαγραμμάριο (megagrammário)unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Hungarian megagramm
  • megagrammunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Italian megagrammo
  • megagrammounit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Malay Megagram
  • Megagramunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Polish megagram
  • megagramunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Portuguese megagrama
  • megagramaunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Spanish megagramo
  • megagramounit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Swedish megagram
  • megagramunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Thai เมกะกรัม
  • เมกะกรัมunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Vietnamese mêgagam
  • mêgagamunit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grammage
Cite this entry
APA

megagram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megagram

MLA

“megagram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megagram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megagram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megagram.

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