megaton
English
Alternative forms
- megatonne
Etymology
metric prefix mega- + ton
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/
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.
- 1986, Kirk Thatcher, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount Pictures, OCLC 908545353, 44:05 from the start:
- 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.
- 2022 September 19, Schultheiss et al., “The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 1, column 2:
- 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.
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Related terms
- kiloton
- megatonnage
Translations
unit of measure
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Anagrams
- Matengo, geomant, magneto, magneto-, metagon, montage
Italian
Etymology
From English mega- + ton.
Noun
megaton m (invariable)
- megaton
Anagrams
- magneto-