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-.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹə/

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tera-

2. 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)

   Near-synonym: T

• 'eart, Ater, Reta, aret, arte-, rate, tare, tear

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1. tera-

• “tera-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• tera- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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tera-

1. tera-

Internationalism (see English tera-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).

• IPA^(key): /ˈterɑ-/, [ˈt̪e̞rɑ̝-]

tera-

1. tera-

• “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

tera-

1. tera-

• “tera-” in Duden online
• “tera-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

tera-

1. tera- (SI prefix indicating 10¹², a trillion)