teraton

See also: teratón

English

The asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs. The estimated energy value of said impact was many teratons.

Etymology

From tera- +‎ ton.

Noun

teraton (plural teratons)

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.
2. A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.

See also

• doomsday bomb