Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of weight or capacity equal to 1,000 metric tons.
- noun An explosive force equivalent to that of 1,000 metric tons of TNT.
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- noun A measure of the strength of an
explosion or abomb based on how manythousand tons ofTNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one thousand tons
- noun a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
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Examples
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(One kiloton is the explosive energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT.)
Superiority Complex 2007
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(One kiloton is the explosive energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT.)
Superiority Complex 2007
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(One kiloton is the explosive energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT.)
Superiority Complex 2007
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Baneberry had a yield of ten kilotons (a kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT).
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A kiloton is a very low yield and would tend to suggest, I would have thought, that the device was not all they hoped it would be, Davies told Reuters.
North Korea Test not really a success Sun Bin 2006
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A kiloton is a very low yield and would tend to suggest, I would have thought, that the device was not all they hoped it would be, Davies told Reuters.
Archive 2006-10-01 Sun Bin 2006
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A kiloton is a measure of a nuclear bomb's power and is equal to 1,000 tons of TNT.
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A kiloton is a measure of a nuclear bomb's power and is equal to 1,000 tons of TNT.
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A kiloton is a measure of a nuclear bomb's power and is equal to 1,000 tons of TNT.
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A kiloton is a measure of a nuclear bomb's power and is equal to 1,000 tons of TNT.
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