mega-

Значение (English)

1. Very large, great.
2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (10⁶.) SI Symbol: M.
3. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2²⁰ (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
4. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ × 10³ (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
5. (slang) Really, very, uber-, super-.

Synonyms

mega

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M

M

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡə/

Этимология (English)

Cognate with латинский: magnus

Cognate with санскрит: मह

Cognate with готский: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃

Cognate with староанглийский: micel

Cognate with среднеанглийский: muchel

Cognate with английский: much

Cognate with древневерхненемецкий: mihhil

Cognate with старонорвежский: mikill

Cognate with датский: meget

In summary

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.