"gigabel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gigabels [plural]
Etymology: giga- + bel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|giga|bel}} giga- + bel Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigabel (plural gigabels)
  1. (humorous) A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-gigabel-en-noun-W7Ji0BXP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with giga-

Inflected forms

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