"kilotons" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 千噸（炸藥當量）

Definition

等於一千噸的計量單位，常用於描述炸彈的爆炸威力或核武器釋放的能量。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於科學、軍事、工程等領域，特別用來說明核爆炸或大量炸藥。複數為“千噸”；指極大量能量或破壞力。

Examples

The bomb had a power of 20 kilotons.

這顆炸彈威力為20**千噸**。

A nuclear explosion can release several kilotons of energy.

一次核爆炸可以釋放出數**千噸**的能量。

The earthquake was equal to 5 kilotons of TNT.

地震相當於5**千噸**的TNT。

Scientists estimated the volcanic eruption released at least 10 kilotons of energy.

科學家估計火山爆發釋放了至少10**千噸**的能量。

Many early atomic bombs were measured in kilotons, not megatons.

許多早期原子彈的威力以**千噸**計算，而非百萬噸。

The missile could deliver a warhead of up to 50 kilotons.

導彈可攜帶高達50**千噸**當量的彈頭。