梯恩梯当量

梯恩梯當量

tī'ēntīdāngliàng

noun

Meanings

1 TNT equivalent (unit for measuring explosive yield)
2 yield in TNT

Characters

ladder; (here) the letter T

kindness; (here) the letter N

ladder; (here) the letter T

equal to; matching

quantity; amount

Examples

这枚核弹的梯恩梯当量约为一万吨。

Zhè méi hédàn de tī'ēntī dāngliàng yuē wéi yī wàn dūn.

This nuclear warhead's TNT equivalent is about ten thousand tons.

爆炸的威力以梯恩梯当量来衡量。

Bàozhà de wēilì yǐ tī'ēntī dāngliàng lái héngliáng.

Explosive power is measured by TNT equivalent.

Tips

memory

梯恩梯 is just the Chinese spelling-out of the English letters 'T-N-T' (tī-ēn-tī). The full unit means 'TNT-equivalent quantity' — 梯恩梯 (TNT) + 当量 (equivalent amount).

Stroke Order

梯 tī

恩 ēn

当 dāng

量 liàng