tera-
US/ˈtɛ.ɹə/
tera- prefix: 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).
Prefix
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).
- Near-synonym: T
- a 2-terawatt increase
- Antonyms:
- pico-
- tebi- (2⁴⁰ = 1024⁴).
- a 2-terabyte hard drive
tera- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
tera- in Tamil
- தெரா
tera- in Vietnamese
- SI prefix
- tê-ra
Antonyms of tera-
Origin of tera-
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-.
Words formed from tera-
- tebi-
- terabyte
- teraelectron volt
- teraflare
- teragram
- terahertz
- THz
- terameter
- terasecond
- tera win
Questions about tera-
- What does tera- mean?
- Tera- means 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).
- What is tera- in Tamil?
- Tera- in Tamil is தெரா. See Tera- meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tera-?
- Tera- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce tera-?
- Tera- is pronounced /ˈtɛ.ɹə/ (US).
Words near tera- in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tera- (page history and authors); tera- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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