petaton

petaton

English

Etymology

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English peta-
English ton
English petaton

    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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