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Megaton Million Tons Noun Explosive Mega·Ton  An Force

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
mega·ton

 \\ˈme-gə-ˌtən\\ noun
 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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