megacycle

American  

[meg-uh-sahy-kuhl] / ˈmɛg əˌsaɪ kəl /

noun

1. Electricity. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Mc, mc

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Etymology

Origin of megacycle

First recorded in 1925–30; mega- + cycle

Example Sentences

The shifts, known as “megacycle” shifts, typically begin around 1AM and end around lunchtime.

From The Verge

Bottom line: It is still the early days of the smart phone megacycle.

From Forbes

The one that could apparently phase out almost any electromagnetic frequency up to about a hundred thousand megacycles—including sixty-cycle power frequencies—was considered to be a particularly cute item.

From Project Gutenberg

The one that could apparently phase out any electromagnetic frequency up to about a hundred thousand megacycles—including sixty-cycle power frequencies—was considered a particularly cute item.

From Project Gutenberg

The shifts are meant to improve efficiency, according to Motherboard, and workers at delivery stations in other cities have already transitioned to the new megacycle shifts, along with half of Amazon’s last-mile delivery network.

From The Verge