KILOTON
Dictionary entry overview: What does kiloton mean?
• KILOTON (noun)
The noun KILOTON has 2 senses:
1. one thousand tons
2. a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
Familiarity information: KILOTON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KILOTON (noun)
Meaning:
One thousand tons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("kiloton" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "kiloton"):
net ton; short ton; ton (a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds)
Holonyms ("kiloton" is a part of...):
megaton (one million tons)
Meaning:
A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("kiloton" is a kind of...):
explosive unit (any unit for measuring the force of explosions)