teraton

== English == === Etymology === From tera- +‎ ton. === Noun === teraton (plural teratons) 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 A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs. ==== See also ==== doomsday bomb