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Definition of Kilotons
1. kiloton [n] - See also: kiloton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilotons
Literary usage of Kilotons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... measured in terms of the kilotons or megatons of trinitrotoluene required to
produce the «Ami» energy release. nuclear yields—(DOD) The energy released ..."
2. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"Rather, weapons within two yields, 250 kilotons and 1 megaton, ... This conclusion
follows from cube root scaling (ie, 250 kilotons at 500 meters gives the ..."
3. SAS 9.1 Output Delivery System: User's Guide by SAS Institute (2004)
"... title; options nodate pageno=l linesize=72 pagesize=60; data test; input
country $ 1-13 grain $ 15-18 kilotons; datalines; Brazil Rice 10035 China Rice ..."
4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"(3) The total heat (E, in kilotons) released by the fireball up to time t after
burst is the integral of this power: (4) in which P is the thermal power and ..."
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