"zettaton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zettatons [plural]
Etymology: zetta- + ton Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|zetta|ton}} zetta- + ton Head templates: {{en-noun}} zettaton (plural zettatons)
  1. A 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.
    Sense id: en-zettaton-en-noun-kgkbNz57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with zetta-

Inflected forms

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