kiloton

• Unité de masse égale à mille tonnes, ou unité d'énergie d'explosion équivalente à la détonation de mille tonnes de trinitrotoluène (TNT), souvent utilisée pour décrire la puissance des armes nucléaires.

A unit of mass equal to one thousand tons, or a unit of explosive energy equivalent to the detonation of one thousand tons of TNT, often used to describe the yield of nuclear weapons.

1. B2formal

   A unit of weight equal to one thousand tons.

   Kilotonne (unité de masse)

   • The ship's cargo weighed several kilotons.
   • The factory produces over a kiloton of steel each month.
   • The asteroid's mass was estimated at 50 kilotons.

2. Explosive power measurementC1formalscientific

   A unit of explosive energy equivalent to the detonation of one thousand tons of TNT, used to measure the yield of nuclear weapons.

   kilotonne (énergie explosive)

   • The bomb had a yield of 15 kilotons.
   • The test explosion released energy equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT.
   • Scientists measured the blast at approximately 10 kilotons.