megaton

English

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.

Related terms

Translations

unit of measure

Chinese:
Mandarin: 兆噸, 兆吨 (zhàodūn)
Finnish: megatonni
French: mégatonne (fr) f
German: Megatonne (de) f

Italian: megaton (it) m, megatone m
Japanese: メガトン (ja) (megaton)
Korean: 메가톤 (megaton)
Russian: мегато́нна (ru) f (megatónna)
Vietnamese: triệu tấn

Anagrams

Matengo, magneto, magneto-, montage

Italian

Etymology

English mega- +‎ ton

Noun

megaton m (invariable)

megaton

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