megacycle

megacycle
/meg"euh suy'keuhl/, n.
Elect. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbr.: Mc, mc
[1925-30; MEGA- + CYCLE]

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