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teraton

teraton noun: 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.

teraton: a measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be...
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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.

Forms of teraton

pluralteratons

Origin of teraton

From tera- + ton.

Questions about teraton

What does teraton mean?
Teraton means 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.
What part of speech is teraton?
Teraton is a noun.
What is the plural of teraton?
The plural of teraton is teratons.

Words near teraton in the dictionary

  1. teratology
  2. teratoma
  3. teratomas
  4. teratomata
  5. teratomatous
  6. teraton
  7. teratoneuroma
  8. teratoneuromas
  9. teratonne
  10. teratonnes
  11. teratons

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