teraton
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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
A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.
Origin
From tera- + ton.From tera- + ton.
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