megatons

noun

Meaning

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.

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Related words

megatonnes(English)kilotons(English)gigaton(English)joules(English)megaton bomb(English)terawatt(English)electronvolts(English)curies(English)

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