"petaton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: petatons [plural]
Etymology: peta- + ton Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|peta|ton}} peta- + ton Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Related terms: kiloton, megaton, gigaton, teraton, exaton, zettaton, yottaton
    Sense id: en-petaton-en-noun-Rcind9W~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with peta-

Inflected forms

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