megameter

名词 n.
/mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtə/    /mɛˈɡɐˌmɪtəɹ/|[mɛˈɡɐˌmɪɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
  2. US spelling of megametre. US,alt-of
    — Common numbers like distances would never be expressed in megameters or nanomiles — it would bring us too close to the Dilbertian world of pocket protectors and calculator holsters.
  3. A micrometer.

词形变化

megameters plural megameters plural

词源

词源 1
From French mégamètre.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Hellenic *mégas
Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.
English mega-
English meter
English megameter
From mega- (“one million”) + meter.
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