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Noun:
gigaton
'gi-gu,tún
A
measure
of the
strength
of an
explosion
(or
bomb
),
equivalent
to a
billion
tons
of
TNT
(to
produce
the same
energy
)
"The
impact
of the
asteroid
was
estimated
to be
several
gigatons";
-
gigatonne
[Brit]
Derived forms:
gigatons
Encyclopedia:
Gigaton
gigacycle per second
gigaelectron volt
gigafactory
gigaflop
gigahertz
gigantic
gigantically
gigantism
gigaparsec
Gigartinaceae
gigaton
gigatonne
gigawatt
gigayear
giggle
giggler
giggly
gig-mill
GIGO
gigolo
gigot