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Kiloton

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Noun

1. kiloton

one thousand tons

2. kiloton

a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kiloton

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noun

1.

one thousand tons

2.

an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of 1000 tons of TNT

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Kiloton

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noun

the explosive force of one thousand tons of TNT: a unit for measuring the power of thermonuclear weapons

abbrev. kT

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kiloton

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n. Abbr. kt

1. A unit of weight or capacity equal to 1,000 metric tons.

2. An explosive energy equivalent to that of 1,000 metric tons of TNT.

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