TNT equivalents

A form of TNT equivalent — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of TNT equivalent
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