Petaton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Petaton is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
Holonyms: exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton
Word Forms
- petatons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exaton, gigaton, megaton, kiloton, kilotonne, megatonne.
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