exaton

exaton

English

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English exa-
English ton
English exaton

    From exa- + ton.

    Noun

    exaton (plural exatons)

    1. (rare, chiefly science fiction) A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quintillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
      Holonyms: zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
      Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton
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