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Definition of Megaton
1. Noun. A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT.
2. Noun. One million tons.
Definition of Megaton
1. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Megaton
1. a unit of explosive force [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Megaton
Literary usage of Megaton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Candlelight by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"1/2 megaton flash 15 seconds 1 megaton flash 22 seconds 2 megaton flash seconds
5 megaton flash 40 seconds 10 megaton flash 55 seconds 20 megaton flash 70 ..."
2. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"Rather, weapons within two yields, 250 kilotons and 1 megaton, are compared at
contact burst and at fallout-free HOB. Figure 4.16 assumes a 10 meter CEP, ..."
3. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"A 1 megaton AIR BURST-1.8 SECONDS 1 Mt 1 Mt Nuclear and Thermal Radiation Fireball
Primary Blast Wave Front III 1 III Miles 01 23456 1 megaton AIR BURST-4.6 ..."
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