teraton

See also: teratón

English

Etymology

From tera- +‎ ton.

Noun

teraton (plural teratons)

  2. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
    Holonyms: petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
    Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton
  3. A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.

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