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megaton bomb

/ˈmeɡətɒn bɒm/

Tradução: Tipo de arma nuclear cuja potência explosiva é medida em milhões de toneladas de TNT equivalente; geralmente designa dispositivos termonucleares de grande escala.

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/ˈmeɡətɒn bɒm/C1formaltechnical
  • ptTipo de arma nuclear cuja potência explosiva é medida em milhões de toneladas de TNT equivalente; geralmente designa dispositivos termonucleares de grande escala.

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.

    ptBomba de megaton

    • 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.