megâmetro

See also: megametro and megámetro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mega- +‎ metro (metre).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈɡɐ̃.me.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈɡɐ.me.tɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈɡɐ.mɨ.tɾu/ [mɨˈɣɐ.mɨ.tɾu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃metɾu, (Portugal) -ɐmɨtɾu
  • Hyphenation: me‧gâ‧me‧tro

Noun

megâmetro m (plural megâmetros)

  1. megametre (a distance of 1,000 km)
  2. an instrument for measuring angular distance between astronomical objects
  3. an instrument for measuring great distances at sea

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