kiloton

English

Etymology

metric prefix kilo- +‎ ton

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /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.

Translations

Related terms

• megaton
• gigaton