Megameter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Megameter \Me*gam"e*ter\, n. [Mega- + -meter: cf. F.
     m['e]gam[`e]tre.] (Physics)
     1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of
        the stars.
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     2. A micrometer. [R. & Obs.] --Knight.
        [1913 Webster] Megameter

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Megameter \Meg"a*me`ter\, Megametre \Meg"a*me`tre\, n. [Mega- +
     meter, metre, n., 2.]
     In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand
     kilometers.
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