megaton
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/ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/(US)
Definition of megaton
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
“Holonyms: gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)”
“Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton”
“The sins of all our fathers, being dumped on us — the sons The only choice we're given is: How many megatons? And I eschew you! And I say: Screw you! And I hope you're blue, too.”
“Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 1015 (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon.”
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noun
-
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
“Holonyms: gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)”
“Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton”
“The sins of all our fathers, being dumped on us — the sons The only choice we're given is: How many megatons? And I eschew you! And I say: Screw you! And I hope you're blue, too.”
“Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 1015 (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon.”
- One million tons.
- One million tons.
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One million tons.
“Holonym: gigaton”
“Meronym: kiloton”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From mega- + ton.
Words you can make from megaton
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