Meanings
plural zettatons
- rareliteratureA measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb, based on how many sextillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
Holonym: yottaton (rare)
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Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare)
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zettaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zettaton
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