kilotón
101chiloton — chì·lo·ton s.m.inv. TS fis. unità di energia applicata agli ordigni nucleari, pari alla potenza sviluppata dall esplosione di 1000 tonnellate di tritolo (simb. kton, kt) {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: kiloton. DATA: 1964. ETIMO: dall ingl. kiloton …
102nuclear bomb — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nuclear armament, nuclear warhead, nuclear device, hydrogen bomb, H bomb, atomic bomb, A bomb, neutron bomb, cobalt bomb, C bomb, atomic weapon, nuclear weapon, thermonuclear device, thermonuclear weapon; see also arms 1 .… …
103kt — abbr. 1 Knight Templar. 2 (in the UK) Knight of the Order of the Thistle. * * * noun the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18 karat gold is 75% gold; 24 karat gold is pure gold • Syn: ↑karat, ↑carat • Hypernyms: ↑unit of …
104Kt. — abbr. Knight. * * * knight. * * * kt., an abbreviation for the following: 1. karat (carat). 2. kiloton. 3. knight. 4. knot. Kt (no period), Chess. knight. Kt., knight …
105kil|o|tonne — «KIHL uh TUHN», noun. British. = kiloton. (Cf. ↑kiloton) …
106megaton weapon — A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of millions of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents. See also kiloton weapon; nominal weapon; subkiloton weapon …
107nominal weapon — A nuclear weapon producing a yield of approximately 20 kilotons. See also kiloton weapon; megaton weapon; subkiloton weapon …
108scaling law — A mathematical relationship which permits the effects of a nuclear explosion of given energy yield to be determined as a function of distance from the explosion (or from ground zero) provided the corresponding effect is known as a function of… …
109kilo- — combining form Etymology: French, modification of Greek chilioi thousand < kiloton > …
110KT — abbreviation kiloton …
