Definition von megaton im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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
{i} one million tons, explosive force equal to a million tons of TNT (especially referring to an atom or hydrogen bomb)
You can use megaton to refer to the power of a nuclear weapon. A one megaton bomb has the same power as one million tons of TNT. a unit for measuring the power of an explosive, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT (=a powerful explosive)
An explosive force equal to one million metric tons of TNT The energy released in the explosion of one megaton of TNT is equal to 4 2 × 1022 ergs
The energy equivalent released by 1,000 kilotons (1,000,000 tons) of trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosive Typically used as the unit of measurement to express the amount of energy released by a nuclear bomb
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
An explosive force equal to one million metric tons of TNT The energy released in the explosion of one megaton of TNT is equal to 4 2 x 1022 ergs