tera-
prefix/ˈtɛ.ɹə/US
Etymology
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-.
- derived from τέρας
Definitions
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the…
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).
- Near-synonym: T
- a 2-terawatt increase
tebi- (2⁴⁰ = 1024⁴).
- a 2-terabyte hard drive
The neighborhood
Derived
tebi-, terabyte, teraelectron volt, teraflare, teragram, terahertz, THz, terameter, terasecond, tera win
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tera-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA