Associations to the word «Kiloton»

Wiktionary

KILOTON, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

KILOTON, noun. One thousand tons.
KILOTON, noun. A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT.

Wise words

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John Locke