Complete Definition of "kiloton"

English

Etymology
metric prefix kilo- + ton

Pronunciation
IPA (US): /�kɪl��t�n/

Noun
kiloton

  1. 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.

#* That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.

Translations
French: kilotonne f

Related terms
megaton

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