megatonnes

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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8 megatonnes underneath the eastern town of Barendrecht, a government statement said.

Dutch approve project to store CO2 underground by AFP / AFP Global Edition

1 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually -- a reduction of about 40 percent, officials said.

Canada announces second carbon capture project by AFP / AFP American Edition

ccording to Graham Westbrook Professor of Geophysics at the University of Birmingham, "If this process becomes widespread along Arctic continental margins, tens of megatonnes of methane per year - equivalent to 5-10 percent of the total amount released globally by natural sources, could be released into the ocean.

Heating of Arctic current contributes to global warming by Asian News International

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