megatonnage

meg·a·ton (m

-t

)

n. Abbr. MT

A unit of explosive force equal to that of one million metric tons of TNT.

mega·tonnage (-t

j) n.

megaton [ˈmɛgəˌtʌn]

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one million tons

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT Abbreviation mt

megatonic [ˌmɛgəˈtɒnɪk] adj

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Noun	1.	megaton - a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT explosive unit - any unit for measuring the force of explosions
	2.	megaton - one million tons avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights kiloton - one thousand tons

Translations

megaton [ˈmegətʌn] N → megatón m

megaton [ˈmɛgətʌn] n → mégatonne f

megaton [ˈmɛgəˌtʌn] n → megaton m inv

megaton

adj megaton [ˈmegətan]

(usually with a number) (of a bomb) giving an explosion as great as that of a million tons of TNT a five-megaton bomb. megaton مِلْيون طُن мегатон megatunový megaton die Megatonne μεγάτονος megatón megatonn مگاتن megatonni de (...) mégatonne מִיליוֹן טוֹן मेगा टन (1000,000 टन का मात्रक) megatonski megatonna megaton megatonn (miljón tonn) di (...) megaton メガトン 메가톤, 100만 톤 megatonų, megatoninis megatonnas-, megatonnu- juta tan megaton megatonn megatona megaton de (...) megatone мегатонн megatonový megatonski megatona megaton หน่วยวัดพลังนิวเคลียร์ megaton, bir milyon ton 百萬噸級的 мегатонний ایک ملین ٹن بارود (ٹی این ٹی) کے برابر دھماکہ خیز قوت triệu tấn 百万吨级, 兆吨

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atomic weapon avoirdupois unit bomb explosive unit kiloton kiloton weapon mega mega- megaton bomb MT nominal weapon nuclear weapon nuclear yield nuclear yields payload subkiloton weapon	This is like increasing the megatonnage during the Cold War. Spitzer's Bunch: Odd Bedfellows Join His Campaign by The New York Observer / The New York Observer The best information is that North Korea now has at most two small atomic bombs--not the megatonnage class that could inflict "hundreds of thousands" of casualties. Iraq, North Korea, empire, Plato .. by Chodos, Bob / Inroads: A Journal of Opinion Whereas the Soviet series included more than forty monitored atmospheric tests over a period of only sixty days with a total megatonnage larger than the total of all preceding tests of all nations, the United States conducted only nine tests over the remainder of the year with megatonnages of twenty kilotons or below. John F. Kennedy and the Limited Test Ban Treaty: A Case Study of ... by Wenger, Andreas; Gerber, Marcel / Presidential Studies Quarterly	megascopic megaseism Megaseme megasporangium megaspore megaspore mother cell megasporocyte megasporogenesis megasporophyll megass megastar Megasthene Megasthenic Megastome megastructure megathere megatherian megatherian mammal megatheriid Megatheriidae megatherium Megatheroid megaton megaton bomb megaton weapon megatonnage megavitamin megavitamin therapy megavolt megawatt Megaweber Megerg megestrol megestrol acetate Megger Meghalaya Megiddo Megillah megilp MEGO megohm Megrez megrim megrims Mehemet Ali mehndi Mehta mei Meibomian meibomian cyst meibomian gland	MegaStructures Megasynclinorium Megat Megatall megatectonics Megateuthis Megateuthus megathere megatheria megatheria megatherian megatherian megatherian mammal megatheriid Megatheriidae Megatherium Megatherium megatheriums megatheriums megathermophyte Megatheroid megathrombocyte Megathymiinae Megatokyo megaton megaton megaton megaton bomb megaton weapon megaton weapon megatonnage Megatonne Megatonne Megatonne Megatonne Megatonne megatonnes megatonnes Megatons Megatons Megatons Megatons Megatons Megatrack in Printer Agent Megatrial Megatron Megaupload Megaureter Megaureter megaureter-megacystis syndrome megavitamin megavitamin megavitamin therapy megavitamin therapy megavitamin therapy Megavitamins Megavitamins Megavitamins, adverse effects Megavitamins, adverse effects megavolt megavolt

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atomic weapon
avoirdupois unit
bomb
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kiloton
kiloton weapon
mega
mega-
megaton bomb
MT
nominal weapon
nuclear weapon
nuclear yield
nuclear yields
payload
subkiloton weapon

This is like increasing the megatonnage during the Cold War.

Spitzer's Bunch: Odd Bedfellows Join His Campaign by The New York Observer / The New York Observer

The best information is that North Korea now has at most two small atomic bombs--not the megatonnage class that could inflict "hundreds of thousands" of casualties.

Iraq, North Korea, empire, Plato .. by Chodos, Bob / Inroads: A Journal of Opinion

Whereas the Soviet series included more than forty monitored atmospheric tests over a period of only sixty days with a total megatonnage larger than the total of all preceding tests of all nations, the United States conducted only nine tests over the remainder of the year with megatonnages of twenty kilotons or below.

John F. Kennedy and the Limited Test Ban Treaty: A Case Study of ... by Wenger, Andreas; Gerber, Marcel / Presidential Studies Quarterly

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