tera-

== English == === 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-. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹə/ === 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). 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === 'eart, Ater, Reta, aret, arte-, rate, tare, tear == Czech == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). === Prefix === tera- tera- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tera-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) tera- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === tera- tera- ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English tera-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈterɑ-/, [ˈt̪e̞rɑ̝-] === Prefix === tera- tera- === Further reading === “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 == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). === Prefix === tera- tera- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tera-” in Duden online “tera-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). === Prefix === tera- tera- (SI prefix indicating 1012, a trillion) tebi- (IEC prefix indicating 240) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tera-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tera-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tera-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). === Prefix === tera- tera- (SI prefix multiplying the unit by 1012) (computing) tebi- (IEC prefix multiplying the unit by 240) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tera-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025