exaton

English

Etymology

From exa- +‎ ton.

Noun

exaton (plural exatons)

  1. (rare, chiefly science fiction) A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quintillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
    Holonyms: zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
    Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton
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