giga-

前缀
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɪɡ.ə/|/ˈɡaɪ.ɡə/    美 /ˈɡɪɡ.ə/|/ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə/

英文释义

前缀
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁹ (short scale billion or long scale milliard). morpheme
    — giga- + watt → gigawatt ("one billion watts")
  2. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2³⁰ or 1,073,741,824. morpheme,proscribed,sometimes
  3. Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree. morpheme,slang
    — Wow, I am giga-jealous right now.
  4. Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something. Internet,morpheme
    — giga- + Chad → gigachad

词汇关系

衍生词
gibi- gigabyte gigaflop gigahertz gigajoule gigawatt
相关词
billion next: tera-

词源

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”); cognate to giant.
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