megacycle

🇺🇸 /'megəˌsaɪkəl/ 🇬🇧 /'megəˌsaɪkl/
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noun
C1

A unit for measuring frequency, equal to one million cycles every second.

The radio operates at a frequency of 100 megacycles per second.

B2

In computing, a measure of time based on one million CPU cycles.

The processor completed the operation in 5 megacycles.

translation

n. A unit for measuring frequency, equal to one million cycles every second.; In computing, a measure of time based on one million CPU cycles.

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Plural megacycles