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Gigatons is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gigatons in a sentence

Related words

Gigatons | Gigaton

Gigatons meaning

plural of gigaton

Using Gigatons

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of gigaton
  • In the example corpus, gigatons often appears in combinations such as: gigatons of, of gigatons.

Context around Gigatons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

000 1× six 1× 800 1×

Often after:

see 1×

Sentence patterns with Gigatons

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1 000 gigatons of co2 1× 19 5 gigatons of carbon 1× 5 5 gigatons of terrestrial 1× about six gigatons of carbon 1× around 800 gigatons see carbon 1× hundreds of gigatons of light 1× removing 25 gigatons of co2 1× that the gigatons of carbon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

companies worldwide are 1× in comparison the 1× it would equal 1× rodell and his 1× the country boasts 1× we re betting 1×

Common sentence endings:

co2 per year 2× atmosphere and oceans 1× benefitting indigenous communities 1× do with people 1× gigatons of co2 1× in xinjiang province 1×

Words around Gigatons

Just before it in the word index:

gigatonnes 6 gigaton 4 gigas 11 gigapascals 4 gigaparsec 2 gigantopithecus 4

Just after it in the word index:

gigawatt 28 gigawatts 52 gigena 2 giger 19 gigg 10 gigged 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Gigatons

  • In this selection, "gigatons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 000, six, 800 and see stand out and add context to how "gigatons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1 000 gigatons of co2 and 19 5 gigatons of carbon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gigatons" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gigatons

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It would equal 1,000 gigatons of CO2. (8 words)

In comparison, the total carbon in the atmosphere is around 800 gigatons (see Carbon: Occurrence ). (15 words)

With large-scale algae farming for feed and fuel, reducing emissions by 13 to 20 gigatons of CO2 per year. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

You would see our lightning-fast injection of hundreds of gigatons of light carbon into the atmosphere written in the strange skew of carbon isotopes in this rock—as you do in rocks from the many previous carbon-cycle disasters of Earth history. (43 words)

The country boasts a forest coverage of 86 per cent that stores 19.5 gigatons of carbon; it must also be noted that Guyana has adopted a low-carbon development strategy leveraging its forests to earn carbon credits, benefitting indigenous communities. (41 words)

Companies worldwide are involved in gearing up methods that together must be environmentally sound, permanently removing CO2 for at least 100 years, financially viable and together capable of removing 25 gigatons of CO2 per year. (35 words)

Example sentences (9)

Companies worldwide are involved in gearing up methods that together must be environmentally sound, permanently removing CO2 for at least 100 years, financially viable and together capable of removing 25 gigatons of CO2 per year.

The country boasts a forest coverage of 86 per cent that stores 19.5 gigatons of carbon; it must also be noted that Guyana has adopted a low-carbon development strategy leveraging its forests to earn carbon credits, benefitting indigenous communities.

With large-scale algae farming for feed and fuel, reducing emissions by 13 to 20 gigatons of CO2 per year.

It would equal 1,000 gigatons of CO2.

So while the land surface absorbs about six gigatons of carbon on net, this has nothing to do with people.

You would see our lightning-fast injection of hundreds of gigatons of light carbon into the atmosphere written in the strange skew of carbon isotopes in this rock—as you do in rocks from the many previous carbon-cycle disasters of Earth history.

Rodell and his colleagues pieced together multiple factors to explain the loss of 5.5 gigatons of terrestrial water storage per year in Xinjiang province.

We’re betting that the gigatons of carbon dioxide we pour into the air from planes, trains, automobiles and heating and cooling systems is not actually warming up the atmosphere and oceans.

In comparison, the total carbon in the atmosphere is around 800 gigatons (see Carbon: Occurrence ).

Common combinations with gigatons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • gigatons of 9×
  • of gigatons 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gigatons" in a sentence?
An example: "Companies worldwide are involved in gearing up methods that together must be environmentally sound, permanently removing CO2 for at least 100 years, financially viable and together capable of removing 25 gigatons of CO2 per year." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "gigatons" from authentic English texts.
What does "gigatons" mean?
Gigatons means: plural of gigaton
How many example sentences with "gigatons" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "gigatons", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.