zettaton

noun — 2 senses

zettaton

noun

Etymology From zetta- + ton.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction Rare 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.

  • Holonym: yottaton (rare)
  • Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare)
2

Excessive, Figuratively, Rare A metric fuckton (of material or its weight).

  • Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot

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