"terasecond" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teraseconds [plural]
Etymology: tera- + second Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tera|second}} tera- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} terasecond (plural teraseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10¹² seconds. Symbol: Ts Categories (topical): Metrology, SI units, Time Translations (1,000,000,000,000 seconds): terasekunda [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-terasecond-en-noun--usp8ktF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tera- Topics: metrology

Inflected forms

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