KILOTON

kiloton

(noun) a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT

kiloton

(noun) one thousand tons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kiloton (plural kilotons)

A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.

Source: Wiktionary



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