"ton of TNT" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tons of TNT [plural]
Etymology: Explained by the concept of TNT equivalent. Head templates: {{en-noun|tons of TNT}} ton of TNT (plural tons of TNT)
  1. (sciences) A unit of energy that is equivalent to 4.184 gigajoules; it is a convened-upon value representing the energy typically produced by one metric ton of TNT. Wikidata QID: Q98391507 Synonyms: gigacalorie Related terms: ton of refrigeration (english: a unit of power: energy per time)
    Sense id: en-ton_of_TNT-en-noun-en:Q98391507 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Sciences, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Topics: sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ton, of, TNT.
    Sense id: en-ton_of_TNT-en-noun-en:literal

Inflected forms

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