kiloton

• 质量单位，等于一千吨；也用作能量单位，指相当于一千吨TNT炸药爆炸的能量，常用于描述核武器威力。

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.

   重量单位

   • 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.

   爆炸威力计量

   • 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.