Word: megabyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meg
a
byte
Definition: One million (106) bytes.
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213; 3 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: byte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.