Explore Gigaton through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gigaton meaning
- A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
- One billion tons.
- One billion short tons (10⁹ × 2000 lb).
Using Gigaton
- The main meaning on this page is: A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.) | One billion tons. | One billion short tons (10⁹ × 2000 lb).
Context around Gigaton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gigaton
- In this selection, "gigaton" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, record, titled, play and live stand out and add context to how "gigaton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include album titled gigaton and new record gigaton to fans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gigaton" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gigaton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We’re going back to making records, we’re going to play ‘Gigaton’ live. (14 words)
Pearl Jam announced on Monday a North American tour in support of a new album titled Gigaton. (17 words)
Suppliers will likely hear more about Walmart’s progress on Project Gigaton at the Supplier Growth Summit in Bentonville on Feb. 26-27. (23 words)
Abramorama’s Evan Saxon and Richard Abramowitz said in a statement, “We are honored that Pearl Jam has entrusted us – for the fourth time – to help present their new record ‘Gigaton’ to fans around the world. (36 words)
Suppliers will likely hear more about Walmart’s progress on Project Gigaton at the Supplier Growth Summit in Bentonville on Feb. 26-27. (23 words)
Pearl Jam announced on Monday a North American tour in support of a new album titled Gigaton. (17 words)
Example sentences (4)
Abramorama’s Evan Saxon and Richard Abramowitz said in a statement, “We are honored that Pearl Jam has entrusted us – for the fourth time – to help present their new record ‘Gigaton’ to fans around the world.
Pearl Jam announced on Monday a North American tour in support of a new album titled Gigaton.
We’re going back to making records, we’re going to play ‘Gigaton’ live.
Suppliers will likely hear more about Walmart’s progress on Project Gigaton at the Supplier Growth Summit in Bentonville on Feb. 26-27.