Definitions
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- noun A measure of the strength of an
explosion or abomb based on how manytrillion tons ofTNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
Etymologies
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tera- + ton
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Examples
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Scientists at the International Marine Methane Hydrates Research Institute at the University of Hawaii calculated that one teraton, a million times a million, of methane will be released into the atmosphere over the next year or two.
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