Word: megawatts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ga
watts
Definition: Plural of megawatt; a unit of power equal to one million watts
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: watt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.