MEGATON

megaton

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

megaton

(noun) one million tons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

megaton (plural megatons)

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.

Anagrams

• Matengo, geomant, magneto, magneto-, montage

Source: Wiktionary



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