English Dictionary

kiloton

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɪləˌtʌn/

名詞

A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. / One thousand tons.

日本語の意味

爆発の威力や爆弾の威力を示す単位。TNT換算で1000トンに相当する規模を表します。 / 1000トン

The explosion released roughly one kiloton of energy, shattering windows across the city.

その爆発はTNT換算で約千トンのエネルギーを放出し、街中の窓を粉々にした。

意味（1）

A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.

That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.

意味（2）

One thousand tons.

kilotons （ plural ）