Word: megaton
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meg
a
ton
Definition: A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: ton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tonne
Language: fro
Decoded: tonne
Meaning: ton