teraton

teraton

See also: teratón

English

Etymology

    From tera- + ton.

    Noun

    teraton (plural teratons)

    1. 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
    2. A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.

    See also