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gig-lamps
plural-nounRare / Obsolete
/ˈɡɪɡ ˌlæmps/A slang term for eyeglasses or spectacles.
gigabit
nounC1
/ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/, /ˈdʒɪɡəbɪt/A unit of digital information equal to one billion (10^9) bits, or one thousand megabits.
gigabyte
nounMedium
/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/A unit of digital information storage equal to approximately one billion bytes.
gigacycle
nounVery Low (Rare)
/ˈɡɪɡəˌsʌɪk(ə)l/A unit of frequency equal to one billion cycles per second, now commonly called a gigahertz (GHz).
gigaelectron volt
nounC2
/ˈɡɪɡə.ɪˌlɛk.trɒn ˈvəʊlt/A unit of energy equal to one billion electron volts.
gigaflop
nounC2
/ˈɡɪɡəflɒp/A unit of computing speed equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
gigaflops
nounLow (Specialized)
/ˈɡɪɡəflɒps/A unit of computing speed equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
gigahertz
nounC1+ (specialist vocabulary, common in tech contexts)
/ˈɡɪɡəˌhɜːts/A unit of frequency equal to one billion (10^9) hertz, used to measure processing speeds or signal frequencies.
gigantes
plural-nounLow
/hɪˈɡæn.teɪz/The plural of 'gigante', a borrowing from Spanish, literally meaning 'giants'.
gigantism
nounC1/C2
/ˈdʒaɪ.ɡən.tɪ.zəm/A medical condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average, typically caused by an overproduction of growth hormone during childhood.
gigantomachy
nounC2
/ˌdʒaɪ.ɡænˈtɒm.ə.ki/A mythical war between the Giants and the Olympian gods.
gigantopithecus
nounExtremely Rare
/dʒʌɪˌɡantəʊˈpɪθɪkəs/A genus of massive prehistoric primates, the largest known apes to have ever existed, that lived in Asia.
gigaton
nounLow
/ˈdʒɪɡ.ə.tʌn/A unit of mass or explosive energy equivalent to one billion metric tons.
gigawatt
nounLow
/ˈɡɪɡəwɒt/A unit of electrical power equal to one billion watts.
giggle
nounverbverb-intransitiveMedium-High
/ˈɡɪɡ(ə)l/To laugh in a light, silly, often high-pitched, and sometimes uncontrollable way, especially when amused, nervous, or childish.
giglet
nounVery Rare / Archaic / Obsolete
/ˈɡɪɡlɪt/A frivolous, flighty, or flirtatious young woman.
gigli
nounVery low
/ˈdʒɪl.i/The primary or most frequent modern meaning refers to the Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, or occasionally to things named after him (e.g., a style of musical performance).
gigo
acronymnounLow
/ˈɡɪɡ.əʊ/A computing acronym meaning 'Garbage In, Garbage Out', referring to the principle that flawed or poor-quality input data produces similarly flawed or nonsensical output.
gigolo
nounC2
/ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/A man who is paid by a woman, often older or wealthier, to be her escort, lover, or companion.
gigot
nounLow
/ˈʒiːɡəʊ/A leg of lamb or mutton, especially when prepared for cooking.

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