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giga-volt

giga-volt noun: one thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.

Noun

giga-volt (plural giga-volts)

  1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.

Forms of giga-volt

pluralgiga-volts
alternative formgigavolt

Origin of giga-volt

From giga- + volt.

Questions about giga-volt

What does giga-volt mean?
Giga-volt means one thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.
What part of speech is giga-volt?
Giga-volt is a noun.
What is the plural of giga-volt?
The plural of giga-volt is giga-volts.

Words near giga-volt in the dictionary

  1. giga-becquerel
  2. giga-joule
  3. giga-joules
  4. giga-ohm
  5. giga-ohms
  6. giga-volt
  7. giga-volts
  8. giga-watt
  9. gigaamp
  10. gigaampere
  11. gigaamperes

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