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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mega·ton DATE 1952 : an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT English Etymology megaton 1952, unit of explosive power equal to one million tons of TNT, from mega- (q.v.) + ton. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 megaton mega·ton (also mega·tonne) / 5me^EtQn / noun a unit for measuring the power of an explosive , equal to one million tons of TNT 百万吨级(爆炸能量计量单位,相当于一百万吨黄色炸药的威力): a one megaton nuclear bomb 一枚一百万吨级的核炸弹 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mega·ton \ˈmegəˌtən, -ˌtän\ noun Etymology: mega- + ton : an explosive force equivalent to that of a million tons of TNT < assume further that the pertinent energy release is 8 megatons— R.E.Lapp > • mega·ton·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tänik\ adjective |
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