petaton

English

Etymology

From peta- +‎ ton.

Noun

petaton (plural petatons)

  2. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quadrillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
    Holonyms: exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
    Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton

Esperanto

Noun

petaton

  1. accusative singular present nominal passive participle of peti
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