teraton
nounEtymology From tera- + ton.
1
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- Holonyms: petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
- Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton
2
A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.
- Related terms
- doomsday bomb