teraton

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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.

“Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton”

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Meanings

nounteraton (plural teratons)

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.

    Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton

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    Holonyms: petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)

  2. A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.

Origin

From tera- + ton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tarento
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APA

teraton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teraton

MLA

“teraton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teraton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teraton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teraton.

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