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 In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.
  • noun (Physics) An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
  • noun R. & Obs. A micrometer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun US spelling of megametre.
  • noun An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
  • noun A micrometer.

Etymologies

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mega- +‎ metri

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Examples

  • It was sunset, and the ranked agrav structures hung against the light, megameter upon megameter.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • Imagine a blindfolded person armed with a minigun and a 100 megameter long trail of bullets.

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