Associations to the word «Megaton»

Wiktionary

MEGATON, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

MEGATON, noun. A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT.
MEGATON, noun. One million tons.

Wise words

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John Locke