Megaton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megaton is a noun meaning One million tons.
Meaning
One million tons.
More Meanings
- 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.)
Example Sentences
Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton
Holonyms: gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
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.
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.
Word Forms
- megatons
- megatonne
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include warhead, megatonne, gigaton, megatonnage, kiloton, petaton.
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