peta-

American  

1. a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one quadrillion (1015 ) of a given base unit.

   petabyte.

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Peta ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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peta- ² British  

prefix

1.  P.  denoting 10 ¹⁵

   petametres

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peta– Scientific  

1. A prefix that means:

2. One quadrillion (10 ¹⁵), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz.

3. 2 ⁵⁰ (that is, 1,125,899,906,842,624), which is the power of two closest to a quadrillion, as in petabyte.

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Etymology

Origin of peta-

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Mikey Lewis' kicking game forced a series of errors from the Broncos and tries from debutant Tom Amone, Elliot Minchella, Joe Burgess, Oliver Gildart and Peta Hiku opened up a 30-4 lead, with Gehamat Shibasaki conjuring the only reply.

From BBC

Doug Peta, a strategist with BCA Research, estimates that a 10% stock return, including dividends, taxed at the highest marginal rate, boosts spending capacity as much as an 18% rise in income.

From The Wall Street Journal

But profit margins aren’t going back to 1950s or 1960s levels “any more than the three-martini lunch or unionization will come back to life,” Peta wrote in a report.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aside from her career, Nicola is known for encouraging her followers to adopt or foster animals, and she was rewarded with a Peta award in 2022 for being a Pawsome Adoption Advocate.

From BBC

But the chairperson of Alexkor's board of directors, Dineo Peta, who took over earlier this year, acknowledged that the company was "not oblivious to the fact that the community has not received the full economic benefit of the operations".

From BBC