Word: gigabel
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gi
ga
bel
Definition: A unit of measure of extremely loud sounds, equal to a power ratio of ten to the power of one billion (short scale). Not used seriously, as this is a larger ratio than separates quantum fluctuations from sufficient power to create a black hole.
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: bel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.