tera-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Etymology: < Greek τέρας monster.

Prefixed to the names of units to form the names of units 10¹² (one millon million) times larger (symbol T).

1947 Compt. Rend. de la 14ème Conf. (Union Internat. de Chimie) 115 The following prefixes to abbreviations for the names of units should be used to indicate the specified multiples or sub-multiples of these units: T tira- 10¹² ×.]

1951 Symbols, Signs & Abbrev. (Royal Soc.) 15 Tera (× 10¹²) T.

terabit n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəbɪt/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌbɪt/

[bit n.⁴]

ΚΠ

1971 New Scientist 8 July 80/2 A bigger machine..which will be available next year, will have a 50-terabit memory with only slightly slower cycle time of 100 nanoseconds.

tera-electron-volt n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛrə(r)ᵻˈlɛktrɒnˌvəʊlt/

/ˌtɛrə(r)ᵻˈlɛktrɒnˌvɒlt/

U.S.

/ˌtɛrəiˈlɛktrɑnˌvoʊlt/

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] > unit of electromotive force > measurements

kilovolt1861

millivolt1861

megavolt1868

volt1873

kilovolt-ampere1909

mV1926

kilovoltage1933

MV1937

TeV1956

tera-electron-volt1974

1974 Sci. Amer. Feb. 82/2 An energy of 1,000 GeV (one teraelectron-volt, or TeV) does not seem an impossible goal.

tera-hertz n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəhəːts/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌhərts/

ΚΠ

1970 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 233/1 M. A. Duguay and coworkers..tuned a mode-locked He-Ne laser..from −45 to +45 GHz, about the central optical frequency of 473·61 terahertz.

tera-pascal n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəˌpask(ə)l/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌpæsk(ə)l/

ΚΠ

1980 Nature 21 Feb. 715/1 In relatively simple experiments laser-driven shock waves can be used to study the propagation of shocks in solids for shock pressures up to terapascals (1 TPa = 10⁷ bar = 10¹³ dyne cm⁻²).

tera-second n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəˌsɛk(ə)nd/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌsɛkən(d)/

ΚΠ

1969 Proc. Geol. Soc. Aug. 142 Alternatively the second of time may prove to be a more convenient unit as recommended by S.I., thus 1 million years (m.y.) = 31·557 tera seconds (Ts).

tera-volt n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəvəʊlt/

/ˈtɛrəvɒlt/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌvoʊlt/

ΚΠ

1975 Sci. Amer. Feb. 40/2 A development program looking toward the creation of a proton beam of about 1,000 GeV, or one teravolt (TeV).

tera-watt adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəwɒt/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌwɑt/

(hence tera-watt-hour, tera-watt-year).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > watt > trillion

tera-watt1970

1970 Britannica Bk. of Year 322/2 It had an output of 4 trillion watts (4 terawatts).

1972 Physics Bull. Mar. 175/2 The terawatt carbon dioxide laser may not be far away.

1979 Internat. Atomic Energy Agency Bull. Jan. 7 Let us consider two scenarios which would lead to a total primary energy consumption rate of 50 terawatts (50 000 000 MW) at the end of the next century.

1979 Times 11 Dec. 18 The American Department of Energy, Dr Musgrove says,..could economically produce 500 tera-watt-hours (500 million mega-watt-hours) of electricity.

1980 Sci. Amer. Sept. 111/1 From the base year of the IIASA study (1975) to 2030 the total primary-energy consumption rate is projected to rise from 8.2 terawatt-years per year to 36 terawatt-years per year in the high-growth scenario and to 22 terawatt-years per year in the low-growth one.

Draft additions January 2011

terabyte n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛrəbʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt/

ΚΠ

1982 Pop. Sci. Aug. 48/3 Such stacked optical discs make compact terabyte (trillion byte) storage memories feasible.

1996 Computer Weekly 14 Mar. 26/5 He believes data warehouses will continue to grow from the current peak of several terabytes to reach into the petabyte range.

2007 W. C. Preston Backup & Recovery xi. 320 If you back up the entire hard drive..you may need to create a single image that's hundreds of gigabytes—or even a terabyte. Wow!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tera-
释义	tera-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Etymology: < Greek τέρας monster. Prefixed to the names of units to form the names of units 10¹² (one millon million) times larger (symbol T). 1947 Compt. Rend. de la 14ème Conf. (Union Internat. de Chimie) 115 The following prefixes to abbreviations for the names of units should be used to indicate the specified multiples or sub-multiples of these units: T tira- 10¹² ×.] 1951 Symbols, Signs & Abbrev. (Royal Soc.) 15 Tera (× 10¹²) T. terabit n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəbɪt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌbɪt/ [bit n.⁴] ΚΠ 1971 New Scientist 8 July 80/2 A bigger machine..which will be available next year, will have a 50-terabit memory with only slightly slower cycle time of 100 nanoseconds. tera-electron-volt n. Brit. /ˌtɛrə(r)ᵻˈlɛktrɒnˌvəʊlt/ , /ˌtɛrə(r)ᵻˈlɛktrɒnˌvɒlt/ , U.S. /ˌtɛrəiˈlɛktrɑnˌvoʊlt/ ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] > unit of electromotive force > measurements kilovolt1861 millivolt1861 megavolt1868 volt1873 kilovolt-ampere1909 mV1926 kilovoltage1933 MV1937 TeV1956 tera-electron-volt1974 1974 Sci. Amer. Feb. 82/2 An energy of 1,000 GeV (one teraelectron-volt, or TeV) does not seem an impossible goal. tera-hertz n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəhəːts/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌhərts/ ΚΠ 1970 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 233/1 M. A. Duguay and coworkers..tuned a mode-locked He-Ne laser..from −45 to +45 GHz, about the central optical frequency of 473·61 terahertz. tera-pascal n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəˌpask(ə)l/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌpæsk(ə)l/ ΚΠ 1980 Nature 21 Feb. 715/1 In relatively simple experiments laser-driven shock waves can be used to study the propagation of shocks in solids for shock pressures up to terapascals (1 TPa = 10⁷ bar = 10¹³ dyne cm⁻²). tera-second n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəˌsɛk(ə)nd/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌsɛkən(d)/ ΚΠ 1969 Proc. Geol. Soc. Aug. 142 Alternatively the second of time may prove to be a more convenient unit as recommended by S.I., thus 1 million years (m.y.) = 31·557 tera seconds (Ts). tera-volt n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəvəʊlt/ , /ˈtɛrəvɒlt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌvoʊlt/ ΚΠ 1975 Sci. Amer. Feb. 40/2 A development program looking toward the creation of a proton beam of about 1,000 GeV, or one teravolt (TeV). tera-watt adj. and n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəwɒt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌwɑt/ (hence tera-watt-hour, tera-watt-year). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > watt > trillion tera-watt1970 1970 Britannica Bk. of Year 322/2 It had an output of 4 trillion watts (4 terawatts). 1972 Physics Bull. Mar. 175/2 The terawatt carbon dioxide laser may not be far away. 1979 Internat. Atomic Energy Agency Bull. Jan. 7 Let us consider two scenarios which would lead to a total primary energy consumption rate of 50 terawatts (50 000 000 MW) at the end of the next century. 1979 Times 11 Dec. 18 The American Department of Energy, Dr Musgrove says,..could economically produce 500 tera-watt-hours (500 million mega-watt-hours) of electricity. 1980 Sci. Amer. Sept. 111/1 From the base year of the IIASA study (1975) to 2030 the total primary-energy consumption rate is projected to rise from 8.2 terawatt-years per year to 36 terawatt-years per year in the high-growth scenario and to 22 terawatt-years per year in the low-growth one. Draft additions January 2011 terabyte n. Brit. /ˈtɛrəbʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt/ ΚΠ 1982 Pop. Sci. Aug. 48/3 Such stacked optical discs make compact terabyte (trillion byte) storage memories feasible. 1996 Computer Weekly 14 Mar. 26/5 He believes data warehouses will continue to grow from the current peak of several terabytes to reach into the petabyte range. 2007 W. C. Preston Backup & Recovery xi. 320 If you back up the entire hard drive..you may need to create a single image that's hundreds of gigabytes—or even a terabyte. Wow! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1969
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