Gigaton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gigaton is a noun meaning One billion tons.
Meaning
One billion tons.
More Meanings
- A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Example Sentences
Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton
Holonyms: teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
Word Forms
- gigatons
- gigatonne
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include megaton, megatonne, petaton, kiloton, megatonnage, exaton.
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