megaton

[ meg-uh-tuhn ]

noun

1. one million tons. ton.
2. an explosive force equal to that of one million tons ton of TNT, as that of atomic or hydrogen bombs. : MT

megaton

/ ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn; ˌmɛɡəˈtɒnɪk /

noun

1. one million tons
2. an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT mt

Derived Forms

• megatonic, adjective

Other Words From

• meg·a·ton·ic [meg-, uh, -, ton, -ik], adjective
• multi·mega·ton noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of megaton¹

First recorded in 1950–55; mega- + ton ¹

Example Sentences

Larch put off another entertainment of small stuff, with a fifty megaton thermonuclear, viewscreen-piloted, among them.

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They dropped a five-megaton bomb on each one, and blew both of them to Em-See-Square.

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Standard megaton-kilometer field shelters, earth and log construction.

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