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noun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
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noun
One billion tons.
One billion short tons (109 × 2000 lb).
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noun
One billion tons.
One billion long tons (109 × 2240 lb).
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noun
One billion tons.
One billion metric tons (109 × 2204.6 lb).
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History
From giga- + ton.
Across languages
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