tera-

See also: tera, Tera, terá, terä, téra-, and tērā

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). Also from Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares, “four”), by analogy with tetra- for being the fourth order of 103. Doublet of terato-.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹə/

Prefix
SI prefix
T Previous: giga-
Next: peta-

tera-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1012 (short scale trillion or long scale billion). Symbol: T

Antonyms

Derived terms
English terms prefixed with tera-

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Czech

Prefix

tera-

  1. tera-

Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with tera-

Further reading
  • tera- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • tera- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Prefix

tera-

  1. tera-
Dutch terms prefixed with tera-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English tera-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈterɑ-/, [ˈt̪e̞rɑ-]

Prefix

tera-

  1. tera-

German

Prefix

tera-

  1. tera-

Derived terms
German terms prefixed with tera-

Further reading
  • “tera-” in Duden online
  • “tera-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Prefix

tera-

  1. tera- (SI prefix indicating 1012, a trillion)
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