MEGA-


Meaning of MEGA- in English

I. combining form

or meg-

Etymology: Greek, from megas large, great, strong — more at much

1.

a. : great : large

mega bacterium

mega spore

: powerful

mega scope

: of the major order

mega diastrophism

mega mutation

: enlarged

mega type

or abnormally enlarged

mega duodenum

mega esophagus

b. : having a (specified) part of large size

mega dont

mega gnathous

c. : capable of being distinguished or identified without the aid of the microscope

mega breccia

mega fossil

mega phenocryst

2. : a million of : multiplied by one million

meg ohm

mega lumen

meg ampere

II. combining form

1. : greatly surpassing others of its kind

mega hero

mega polluters

2. : to a superlative degree

mega- successful

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.