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megaton

[ meg-uh-tuhn ]

noun

  1. one million tons. ton.
  2. an explosive force equal to that of one million tons ton of TNT, as that of atomic or hydrogen bombs. : MT

megaton

/ ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn; ˌmɛɡəˈtɒnɪk /

noun

  1. one million tons
  2. an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT mt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • megatonic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • meg·a·ton·ic [meg-, uh, -, ton, -ik], adjective
  • multi·mega·ton noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of megaton1

First recorded in 1950–55; mega- + ton 1
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Example Sentences

Larch put off another entertainment of small stuff, with a fifty megaton thermonuclear, viewscreen-piloted, among them.

They dropped a five-megaton bomb on each one, and blew both of them to Em-See-Square.

Standard megaton-kilometer field shelters, earth and log construction.

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