tera-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tera"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). Also from Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares, “four”), by analogy with tetra- for being the fourth power of 103. Doublet of terato-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
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tera-
- 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).
- Alternative form: T- (symbol)
- Antonym: pico- (10⁻¹²)
- Coordinate term: see at Wikipedia > bit and byte prefixes
- Near-synonym: T
- a 2-terawatt increase
- (now deprecated, but still in common use) tebi- (2⁴⁰ = 1024⁴).
- Alternative form: T- (symbol)
- Synonym: Ti- (symbol)
- Coordinate term: see at Wikipedia > bit and byte prefixes
- a 2-terabyte hard drive
Derived terms
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Anagrams
[edit]Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
Prefix
[edit]tera-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tera-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- tera- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Dutch
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Prefix
[edit]tera-
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism (see English tera-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]tera-
Further reading
[edit]- “tera-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
Prefix
[edit]tera-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
Prefix
[edit]tera-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tera-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “tera-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
Prefix
[edit]tera-
- tera- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 1012)
- (computing) tebi- (IEC prefix multiplying the unit by 240)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tera-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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