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gigacycle

gigacycle noun: synonym of gigahertz.

Noun

gigacycle (plural gigacycles)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of gigahertz.
    • The passband width ranges from 6 to 8 gigacycles (GC), which shows how old the filter is: It is labeled with gigacycles instead of the modern terminology, gigahertz (GHz).2007, Dennis Derickson, Digital Communications Test and Measurement
    Synonyms:
    gigahertz

Synonyms of gigacycle

Forms of gigacycle

pluralgigacycles

Origin of gigacycle

From giga- + cycle.

Words formed from gigacycle

Questions about gigacycle

What does gigacycle mean?
Gigacycle means synonym of gigahertz.
What part of speech is gigacycle?
Gigacycle is a noun.
What is the plural of gigacycle?
The plural of gigacycle is gigacycles.

Words near gigacycle in the dictionary

  1. gigachad
  2. gigachads
  3. gigacities
  4. gigacity
  5. gigactonine
  6. gigacycle
  7. gigacycles
  8. gigadalton
  9. gigadaltons
  10. gigadeath
  11. gigadeaths

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