gigaton

== English == === Alternative forms === gigatonne === Etymology === From giga- +‎ ton. === Noun === gigaton (plural gigatons) A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.) Holonyms: teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare) Meronyms: ton of TNT < kiloton < megaton One billion tons. One billion short tons (10⁹ × 2000 lb). One billion long tons (10⁹ × 2240 lb). One billion metric tons (10⁹ × 2204.6 lb). Meronyms: kiloton < megaton ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “gigaton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Giganto, atgoing, giganto, giganto-, goating, going at