Holonyms: megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
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Kiloton
//ˈkɪləˌtʌn//
Synonyms for "kiloton"
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9 translations across 9 languages.
Basque
1 entries- kilotoi noun (unit of measure)
Catalan
1 entries- quilotona noun (unit of measure)
Czech
1 entries- kilotuna noun (unit of measure)
Dutch
1 entries- kiloton noun (unit of measure)
Finnish
1 entries- kilotonni noun (unit of measure)
French
1 entries- kilotonne noun (unit of measure)
Macedonian
1 entries- килотон noun (unit of measure)
Russian
1 entries- килото́нна noun (unit of measure)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kilô tấn noun (unit of measure)
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Meronym: ton of TNT
Source: wiktionary
That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.
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Halifax in Canada was devastated by a ship exploding in 1917. SS Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded with 2.9 kilotons of explosives, collided with the Imo.
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