petaton

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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.

“Holonyms: exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)”

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Meanings

nounpetaton (plural petatons)

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)

    1 more example

    Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton

Origin

From peta- + ton.

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APA

petaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petaton

MLA

“petaton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petaton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petaton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petaton.

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