Teraton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Teraton is a noun meaning 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
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.
More Meanings
- A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.
Example Sentences
Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton
Holonyms: petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
Word Forms
- teratons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include teratonne, zettaton, yottaton, tonnage, gigaton, tonner.
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