tera-

See also terá, and terä

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέρας (teras, “monster”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈtɛ.ɹə/

Prefix

SI prefix
T
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tera-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹². Symbol: T

Antonyms

• pico-

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with tera-

• terabyte
• teraelectron volt
• teragram
• terahertz (abbrev: THz)
• terasecond
• terameter
• teraflare
• tera win
• tebi-

Translations

SI prefix

Bulgarian: тера- (bg) Chinese: 太- (tài) French: téra- (fr) Greek: τέρα- (el) (téra-)

Japanese: テラ- (ja) (tera-) Macedonian: тера- (mk) Russian: тера- (ru) Spanish: tera- (es)

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Finnish

Prefix

tera-

1. tera-