tera-

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tera-

/ˈtɛ.ɹə/ US

Where it comes from

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-.

prefix

morpheme 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
Similar: mul:T · Opposite: pico-
morpheme, proscribed tebi- (2⁴⁰ = 1024⁴). a 2-terabyte hard drive
Similar: mul:Ti-

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prefix SI prefix

Español	tera-
한국어	테라- tera-
日本語	テラ- tera-
Português	tera-
Français	téra-
Deutsch	tera-
Ελληνικά	τερα- tera-
Русский	тера- tera-
Tiếng Việt	tê-ra

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"tera-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tera-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tera-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tera-

Chicago

"tera-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tera-.

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@misc{tera_2026,
  title = {tera-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tera-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}