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petaton

petaton noun: 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.

Noun

petaton (plural petatons)

  1. 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

Forms of petaton

pluralpetatons

Origin of petaton

From peta- + ton.

Questions about petaton

What does petaton mean?
Petaton means 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.
What part of speech is petaton?
Petaton is a noun.
What is the plural of petaton?
The plural of petaton is petatons.

Words near petaton in the dictionary

  1. petasius
  2. petasma
  3. petasoi
  4. petasos
  5. petasus
  6. petaton
  7. petatons
  8. petaurid
  9. petaurids
  10. petaurine
  11. petaurines

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