kiloton

See also: kilotón

English

Etymology

metric prefix kilo- +‎ ton

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌtʌn/

Noun

kiloton (plural kilotons)

  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.

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