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megagram

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An SI unit of mass equal to 106 grams. Symbol: Mg

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: metrology

Examples

  • Holonym: gigagram
  • Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram < kilogram

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: metric ton, tonne, ton, MT, mul:T

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English gram English megagram From mega- + gram.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: megagram — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Dutch: megagram — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Finnish: megagramma — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Galician: megagramo — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • German: Megagramm — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Greek: μεγαγραμμάριο (megagrammário) — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Hungarian: megagramm — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Italian: megagrammo — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Malay: Megagram — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Polish: megagram — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Portuguese: megagrama — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Spanish: megagramo — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Swedish: megagram — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Thai: เมกะกรัม — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
  • Vietnamese: mêgagam — unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms