petaton

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

peta- +‎ ton

Noun[edit]

petaton (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.

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Noun[edit]

petaton

  1. accusative singular present nominal passive participle of peti