megaton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English ton English megaton From mega- + ton.
Meanings
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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. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 1015 (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon.
2022 September 19, Schultheiss et al., “The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 1, column 2:The sins of all our fathers, being dumped on us — the sons The only choice we're given is: How many megatons? And I eschew you! And I say: Screw you! And I hope you're blue, too.
1986, Kirk Thatcher, 44:05 from the start, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount Pictures, →OCLC:Holonyms: gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton
- One million tons. ▸ One million short tons (10⁶ × 2000 lb).
- One million tons. ▸ One million long tons (10⁶ × 2240 lb).
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One million tons. ▸ One million metric tons (10⁶ × 2204.6 lb).
Meronym: kiloton
Holonym: gigaton
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| megatonne | alternative | lexicographic | |
| megatons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
multimegatons · multimegaton · megatonnage
Translations (11)
it megaton (unit of measure) · it megatone (unit of measure) · de Megatonne (unit of measure) · fi megatonni (unit of measure) · cs megatuna (unit of measure) · ko 메가톤 (unit of measure) · ru мегато́нна (unit of measure) · cmn 兆噸 /兆吨 (unit of measure) · fr mégatonne (unit of measure) · ja メガトン (unit of measure) · vi triệu tấn (unit of measure)