kiloton
n. 千吨
发音
US
/ˈkɪləˌtʌn/
词形变化
kilotons
复数
kilotons
别名
kilotonne
释义与例句
n.
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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. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Holonyms: megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
Meronym: ton of TNT
That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.
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2.
One thousand tons.
One thousand short tons (10³ × 2000 lb).
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3.
One thousand tons.
One thousand long tons (10³ × 2240 lb).
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4.
One thousand tons.
One thousand metric tons (10³ × 2204.6 lb).
Holonyms: megaton < gigaton
词汇关系
词源
From kilo- + ton.
来源：wiktionary