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myriagram

myriagram

9.9
A unit of mass equal to 10 kilograms
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪrɪəˌɡræm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : miriagramo
  • A myriagram is equivalent to ten kilograms.

Examples

  • A myriagram is equal to ten kilograms, though the term is now rarely encountered.

  • The shipment weighed exactly one myriagram, making calculations for export simple.

  • In early 19th-century France, the myriagram was occasionally used as a commercial unit of mass.

  • The weight of the load was five myriagrams.

  • A myriagram is a metric unit of mass that equals ten kilograms.

  • The box was filled with supplies, and its total weight reached two myriagrams.

  • Measuring the vegetables, we found that they weighed nearly one myriagram altogether.

Surface Forms

myriagram singular
myriagrams plural

Morphology

myriagram = gram (semi-transparent) = myria + gram + myria

The relation to 'gram' is clear but the prefix 'myria-' is an obsolete/rare metric prefix meaning 10,000, so understanding requires specialized knowledge.

Etymology

The word myriagram comes from Greek parts myria- meaning 'ten thousand' and gram meaning 'a small weight', and the myria- part is the same as in myriad ('a very large number'). So a myriagram literally means 'ten thousand grams', which is why a myriagram equals ten kilograms.