KILOTON

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)