NUCLEAR CONTACT SURFACE BURST

Meaning of NUCLEAR CONTACT SURFACE BURST in English

An explosion of a nuclear weapon whose center of energy is at the surface of land or water.

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

SURFACE — I In geometry, a two-dimensional collection of points (flat surface), a three-dimensional collection of points whose cross section is a …
Английский словарь Британика
NUCLEAR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear …
Английский словарь Британика
SURFACE — I. ˈsərfə̇s, ˈsə̄f-, ˈsəif- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from sur- + face, from Old French — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTACT — I. ˈkänˌtakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contactus, past participle of contingere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURST — I. ˈbərst, ˈbə̄st, ˈbəist verb ( burst “ ; also bursted -tə̇d ; or archaic brast ˈbrast ; burst also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — ˈn(y)üklēə(r), ÷ -kyələ(r) adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + -ar; originally formed as French nucléaire 1. : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Английский словарь Webster
NUCLEAR — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SURFACE — — surfaceless , adj. — surfacer , n. /serr"fis/ , n., adj., v., surfaced, surfacing . n. 1. the outer …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — /nooh"klee euhr, nyooh"-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuhr/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTACT — — contactual /kon tak"chooh euhl/ , adj. — contactually , adv. /kon"takt/ , n. 1. the act or state of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SURFACE — I. ˈsər-fəs noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from sur- + face face, from Old French — more at face …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTACT — I. ˈkän-ˌtakt noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURST — I. ˈbərst verb ( burst also burst·ed ; burst·ing ) Etymology: Middle English bersten, from Old English berstan; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NUCLEAR — adjective Date: 1846 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a. : of or relating to the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SURFACE — noun hence, outward or external appearance. 2. surface ·vt to work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in …
Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see ·illust. of karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Webster English vocab
BURST — noun a rupture or hernia; a breach. 2. burst ·vt to break. 3. burst ·impf & ·p.p. of burst. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SURFACE — [sur.face] n [F, fr. sur- + face face, fr. OF--more at face] (ca. 1604) 1: the exterior or upper boundary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — [nu.cle.ar] adj (1846) 1: of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a: of or relating to the atomic nucleus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTACT — [con.tact] n [F or L; F, fr. L contactus, fr. contingere to have contact with--more at contingent] (1626) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURST — [burst] vb burst also burst.ed ; burst.ing [ME bersten, fr. OE berstan; akin to OHG brestan to burst] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — nuclear BrE AmE ˈnjuːk li‿ə § ˈnuːk-, !!-jəl ə AmE ˈnuːk li‿ ə r ˈnjuːk-, !!-jəl ə r — Preference …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTACT — I contact noun BrE AmE ˈkɒn tækt AmE ˈkɑːn- ▷ contact|s s ▶ ˈ contact lens, ˌ•• ˈ• BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SURFACE — / ˈsɜːfɪs; NAmE ˈsɜːrfɪs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the outside or top layer of sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — / ˈnjuːkliə(r); NAmE ˈnuː-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTACT — / ˈkɒntækt; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ noun , verb ■ noun ACT OF COMMUNICATING 1. [ U ] contact (with sb) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURST — / bɜːst; NAmE bɜːrst/ verb , noun ■ verb ( burst , burst ) 1. to break open or apart, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SURFACE — I. sur ‧ face 1 S3 W1 /ˈsɜːfəs, ˈsɜːfɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NUCLEAR — nu ‧ cle ‧ ar W2 AC /ˈnjuːkliə $ ˈnuːkliər/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTACT — I. con ‧ tact 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈkɒntækt $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURST — I. burst 1 W3 /bɜːst $ bɜːrst/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle burst ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SURFACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the outside of a material body. b the area of this. 2 any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. ønuclear …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SURFACE — n. & v. n. 1 a the outside of a material body. b the area of this. 2 any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. nuclear …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SURFACE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the outside of a material body. b the area of this. 2 any of …
Oxford English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj.1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
BURST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burst) 1. a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
Oxford English vocab
SURFACE — ( surfaces, surfacing, surfaced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The surface …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTACT — ( contacts, contacting, contacted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Contact involves …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURST — ( bursts, bursting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'burst' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SURFACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Beneath the surface ▪ Beneath the surface she was angry. even surface ▪ You …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTACT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a contact sport (= one in which players have physical contact with each other …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burst of energy (= a short sudden increase in energy ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NUCLEAR — [adjective] [specialized]Nuclear means relating to a nucleus.nuclear physicsnuclear fission (= the dividing of a nucleus)nuclear fusion (= the joining of …
Cambridge English vocab
BURST — [noun] [C]Get a plumber quickly - there's been a burst (= a break in a pipe) in the kitchen and …
Cambridge English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj. nuclear species intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear medicine nuclear physics …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUCLEAR — adj. Nuclear is used with these nouns: ↑ accident , ↑ age , ↑ ambition , ↑ annihilation , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BURST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short ~ of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden ~ of enthusiasm ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SURFACE — INDEX: 1. the outside part of an object 2. the top part of an area of water or land RELATED …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONTACT — INDEX: 1. to write to, talk to, telephone etc someone 2. to regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BURST — n. 25B6; verb one balloon burst : SPLIT (OPEN), rupture, break, tear. a shell burst : EXPLODE, blow up, detonate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SURFACE — 1. сущ. 1) поверхность; земная поверхность little waves on the surface of the water ≈ небольшие волны на поверхности воды …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR — прил. 1) биол., астрон. ядерный nuclear membrane ≈ ядерная мембрана 2) линг., фон. ядерный nuclear predication ≈ ядерная предикация nuclear …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTACT — 1. сущ. 1) а) контакт, соприкосновение Some diseases are communicated by contact. ≈ Некоторые болезни передаются через телесное соприкосновение. come …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURST — 1. сущ. 1) взрыв; разрыв (снаряда); пулеметная очередь burst of a bomb ≈ взрыв бомбы burst of machine-gun fire ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SURFACE — surface.ogg 1. ʹsɜ:fıs n 1. 1> поверхность smooth uneven, rough, concave, convex surface - гладкая /ровная/ неровная, грубая, вогнутая, выпуклая …
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