Word: gigaflops
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gi
ga
flops
Definition: Plural of gigaflop. A unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion (109) floating point operations per second.
Morphemes:
Affix: giga-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 109; billion-. Symbol: G
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γίγας
Language: grc
Decoded: gigas
Meaning: giant
Affix: flop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.