"giganewton" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1976, Robert J. Smith, Changes in boron fiber strength due to surface removal by chemical etching, NASA:",
          "text": "For example, the as-received 203-micrometer (7.98-mil) fibers had an average tensile strength of 3.59 giganewtons per square meter (521 ksi) with a coefficient of variation of 23.5 percent.",
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          "ref": "1997, Michael J. Sewell, Mathematics Masterclasses: Stretching the Imagination, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 172:",
          "text": "The following values have been calculated for femurs, in units of square metres per giganewton, where 1 giganewton = 10⁹ newtons, and with body mass given in tonnes, where 1 tonne = 10³ kilograms.",
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          "ref": "1998 August 3, P. C. Powell, A. J. Ingen Housz, Engineering with Polymers, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 9:",
          "text": "If the fibres are all aligned in one direction, it is quite easy to achieve a modulus of 50 GN/m² and a tensile strength of 600 MN/m², although the shear modulus is at best only a few giganewtons per square metre.",
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          "ref": "2002 January 21, Walter Meissl, “Re: More Venus Terraforming Ideas”, in sci.space.science (Usenet), message-ID <a2hkig$k0b$1@news.tuwien.ac.at>:",
          "text": "what does a giganewton do to an asteroid in the order of magnitude say 1/100 of a planet (otherwise it would have no impact at the planet).",
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          "ref": "2003 June 30, Kenneth J. Anusavice, Phillips' Science of Dental Materials, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 82:",
          "text": "Modulus of elasticity is given in units of force per unit area, typically giganewtons per square meter (GN/m²), or gigapascals (GPa).",
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          "ref": "2005 December 31, Autymn D. C., “Scientists and Engineers: Make a beginner's flying saucer, better than the Avrocar or Lifter”, in sci.physics (Usenet), message-ID <1136050698.560388.57590@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:",
          "text": "I found \"Electrostatic Levitation\" <[…]> inspiring. However, under standard sunheat and ionization, the +.1 C/kg (It should be positive, not negative, as of course the sun boils electrons off the ground and air making them positive.) fee would strain a Static Shock-sizely pad with at least a giganewton.",
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