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gigabel

gigabel noun: a unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.

Noun

gigabel (plural gigabels)

  1. (humorous) A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.

Forms of gigabel

pluralgigabels

Origin of gigabel

From giga- + bel.

Questions about gigabel

What does gigabel mean?
Gigabel means a unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.
What part of speech is gigabel?
Gigabel is a noun.
What is the plural of gigabel?
The plural of gigabel is gigabels.

Words near gigabel in the dictionary

  1. gigabasepair
  2. gigabasepairs
  3. gigabases
  4. gigabaud
  5. gigabecquerel
  6. gigabel
  7. gigabels
  8. gigabinary
  9. gigabit
  10. gigabit cities
  11. gigabit city

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