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prefix
Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme, obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: tetra- used before vowels
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”).
