"exaton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exatons [plural]
Etymology: From exa- + ton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|exa|ton}} exa- + ton Head templates: {{en-noun}} exaton (plural exatons)
  1. (rare, chiefly science fiction) A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quintillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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