megaton

[ meg-uh-tuhn ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌtʌn /

noun

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

Origin of megaton

First recorded in 1950–55; mega- + ton1

OTHER WORDS FROM megaton

meg·a·ton·ic [meg-uh-ton-ik] /ˌmɛg əˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective mul·ti·meg·a·ton, noun

Words nearby megaton

megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium, megatherm, megaton, megatonnage, megatrend, megavitamin, megavolt, megawatt

Example sentences from the Web for megaton

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

    Space Viking |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for megaton

megaton
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn) /

noun

one million tons
an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT Abbreviation: mt

Derived forms of megaton

megatonic (ˌmɛɡəˈtɒnɪk), adjective