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petaton

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonyms: exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
  • Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From peta- + ton.