Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A unit of length equal to one million meters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
- noun R. & Obs. A micrometer.
- noun In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US spelling of
megametre . - noun An
instrument for determininglongitude by observation of the stars. - noun A
micrometer .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
mega- + metri
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Examples
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It was sunset, and the ranked agrav structures hung against the light, megameter upon megameter.
A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992
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Imagine a blindfolded person armed with a minigun and a 100 megameter long trail of bullets.
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Meter 2007
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