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megaton bomb

/ˈmeɡətɒn bɒm/

Übersetzung: Eine Bombe, deren Sprengkraft in Megatonnen TNT-Äquivalent angegeben wird; meist eine sehr starke thermonukleare (Wasserstoff-)Waffe.

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/ˈmeɡətɒn bɒm/C1formaltechnical
  • deEine Bombe, deren Sprengkraft in Megatonnen TNT-Äquivalent angegeben wird; meist eine sehr starke thermonukleare (Wasserstoff-)Waffe.

A type of nuclear weapon whose explosive yield is measured in millions of tons of TNT equivalent, typically used to describe large-scale thermonuclear devices.

  1. Nuclear weapon with megaton yieldC1formal

    A type of thermonuclear bomb whose explosive power is measured in millions of tons of TNT equivalent.

    deMegatonnenbombe

    • The first megaton bomb test was conducted in the 1950s.
    • A single megaton bomb can devastate an entire city.
    • Scientists studied the effects of a megaton bomb on the environment.