tera-

See also tera, 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) (tera-)
• Chinese: 太- (tài)
• French: téra- (fr)
• Greek: τέρα- (el) (téra-)
• Japanese: テラ- (ja) (tera-)

• Macedonian: тера- (mk) (tera-)
• Malay: tera- (ms)
• Russian: тера- (ru) (tera-)
• Spanish: tera- (es)

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Finnish

Prefix

tera-

1. tera-