• Kiloton

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ˈkɪləˌtÊŒn/

    Origin

    metric prefix - + ton

    Full definition of kiloton

    Noun

    kiloton

    (plural kilotons)
    1. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
      • That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.

    Related terms

    © Wiktionary