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TNT equivalent

TNT equivalent noun: the amount of energy released by an explosion expressed in terms of the amount of TNT (trinitrotoluene) needed to generate a similar explosion. Used especially to describe nuclear bombs.

Noun

TNT equivalent (plural TNT equivalents)

  1. The amount of energy released by an explosion expressed in terms of the amount of TNT (trinitrotoluene) needed to generate a similar explosion. Used especially to describe nuclear bombs.

Forms of TNT equivalent

pluralTNT equivalents

Questions about TNT equivalent

What does TNT equivalent mean?
TNT equivalent means the amount of energy released by an explosion expressed in terms of the amount of TNT (trinitrotoluene) needed to generate a similar explosion. Used especially to describe nuclear bombs.
What part of speech is TNT equivalent?
TNT equivalent is a noun.
What is the plural of TNT equivalent?
The plural of TNT equivalent is TNT equivalents.

Words near TNT equivalent in the dictionary

  1. tnpks
  2. TNPL
  3. TNR
  4. TNs
  5. TNT
  6. TNT equivalent
  7. TNT equivalents
  8. TNTs
  9. TNVS
  10. TNW
  11. TNWs

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