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gigacycle

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From giga- + cycle.

noun gigacycles

obsolete Synonym of gigahertz. The passband width ranges from 6 to 8 gigacycles (GC), which shows how old the filter is: It is labeled with gigacycles instead of the modern terminology, gigahertz (GHz).
Similar: gigahertz

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@misc{gigacycle_2026,
  title = {gigacycle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gigacycle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}