megacycle

megacycle
megacycle (n.) 1928, from MEGA- (Cf. mega-) + CYCLE (Cf. cycle) (n.).

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  • mégacycle — [ megasikl ] n. m. • 1931; de méga et cycle ♦ Sc., techn. Un million de cycles (par seconde). Abusivt Mégahertz. mégacycle [megasikl] n. m. ÉTYM. 1931; de méga , et cycle. ❖ ♦ Sc., techn …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • megacycle — [meg′ə sī΄kəl] n. former term for MEGAHERTZ …   English World dictionary

  • megacycle — megahercas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. megacycle; megahertz vok. Megahertz, n rus. мегагерц, m pranc. mégahertz, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • megacycle — noun one million periods per second • Syn: ↑megahertz, ↑MHz, ↑megacycle per second, ↑Mc • Hypernyms: ↑rate • Part Meronyms: ↑kilohertz, ↑kHz …   Useful english dictionary

  • megacycle per second — noun one million periods per second • Syn: ↑megahertz, ↑MHz, ↑megacycle, ↑Mc • Hypernyms: ↑rate • Part Meronyms: ↑kilohertz, ↑kHz, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • megacycle — noun Date: 1926 one million cycles; especially megahertz …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • megacycle — /meg euh suy keuhl/, n. Elect. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbr.: Mc, mc [1925 30; MEGA + CYCLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • megacycle — noun megahertz …   Wiktionary

  • megacycle — One million cycles per second. * * * mega·cy·cle .sī kəl n MEGAHERTZ …   Medical dictionary

  • megacycle — meg·a·cy·cle || megə‚saɪkl n. one million cycles per second, megahertz (Physics, Electronics) …   English contemporary dictionary

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