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kiloton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | explosive unit |
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| Type of | avoirdupois unit |
Examples of kiloton
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It was interpreted to be the tell-tale signature of a two-kiloton nuclear blast.
From the time.com
This is way bigger than 10-ton, several kiloton blast mentioned in the article.
From the science.time.com
A 3.5 kiloton underwater test was performed with the torpedo on September 21, 1955.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Crossroads Able, a 23-kiloton air-deployed nuclear weapon detonated on July 1, 1946.
From the en.wikipedia.org
North Korea's first test yielded less than one kiloton and was widely seen as a dud.
From the france24.com
The largest explosion was estimated to be equivalent to a 1 kiloton nuclear air burst.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A ton of TNT, and its multiples the kiloton, the megaton, and the gigaton.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The first in October 2006 had a yield of approximately a half-kiloton.
From the cnn.com
It is believed capable of carrying up to a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.
From the al.com
- One thousand tons
- A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
- TNT equivalent is a method of quantifying the energy released in explosions. The ton (or tonne) of TNT is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 gigajoules, which is approximately the amount of energy released in the detonation of one ton of TNT. The megaton is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 petajoules .
- (Kilotons) The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.
- A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy
- The energy of an explosion that is equivalent to an explosion of 1,000 tons of TNT. One kiloton equals 1 trillion (1012) calories. See also megaton.
- An explosive force equivalent to that of 1,000 metric tons of TNT. It is used to rate the energy output, and hence the destructive power, of nuclear weapons.
