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terasecond en · NOUN

Etymology

From tera- + second.

Meanings

1. An SI unit of time equal to 10¹² seconds. Symbol: Ts. (= 31709.8 years)
   • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium
   • The solar system has been in existence for about 150000 teraseconds and may well remain in existence without major change for 500000 additional teraseconds. 1977, Isaac Asimov, Asimov on numbers:
   • Holonyms: mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

Forms

Relateds

mul:Ts

Translations (1)

pl terasekunda (1,000,000,000,000 seconds)

wikidata: Q1322380