NUCLEAR WEAPON DEGRADATION

Meaning of NUCLEAR WEAPON DEGRADATION in English

The degeneration of a nuclear warhead to such an extent that the anticipated nuclear yield is lessened.

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

DEGRADATION — n I. degradation (1. reduction in rank; 2. degraded existence); II. shading off, graduation (of colors, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
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
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
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
DEGRADATION — ˌdegrəˈdāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin degradation-, degradatio, from degradatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
NUCLEAR — (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Английский словарь Webster
DEGRADATION — (n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank …
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
DEGRADATION — ( n. ) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
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
DEGRADATION — — degradational , adj. — degradative , adj. /deg'reuh day"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of degrading. 2. the state …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
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
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
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
DEGRADATION — noun arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. 2. degradation ·noun diminution …
Webster English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
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
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — nuclear BrE AmE ˈnjuːk li‿ə § ˈnuːk-, !!-jəl ə AmE ˈnuːk li‿ ə r ˈnjuːk-, !!-jəl ə r — Preference …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEGRADATION — degradation BrE AmE ˌdeɡ rə ˈdeɪʃ ə n ▷ degradation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
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
DEGRADATION — / ˌdegrəˈdeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a situation in which sb has lost all self-respect and the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
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
DEGRADATION — deg ‧ ra ‧ da ‧ tion /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] an experience …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAPON
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
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
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
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
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
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
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
DEGRADATION — ( degradations) 1. You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, …
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
DEGRADATION — (~s) 1. You use ~ to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NUCLEAR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEGRADATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE environmental ▪ These problems include those associated with rural poverty, malnutrition, population changes and …
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
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUCLEAR — adj. nuclear species intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear medicine nuclear physics …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — adj. Nuclear is used with these nouns: ↑ accident , ↑ age , ↑ ambition , ↑ annihilation , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — See ↑ WEAPON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
DEGRADATION — n. 25B6; noun poverty brings with it degradation : HUMILIATION, shame, loss of self-respect, abasement, indignity, ignominy. the degradation of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEGRADATION — n. 1 degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration, corruptness, corruption, vitiation, baseness, depravity, turpitude History records the moral degradation of a whole society …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
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
DEGRADATION — сущ. 1) а) понижение в чине, разжалование, особенно лишение священника сана, привилегий Madame Dreyfus sends to the press a letter …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — weapon.ogg ʹwepən n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NUCLEAR — nuclear.ogg ʹnju:klıə a 1. 1> физ. ядерный nuclear fusion - синтез /слияние/ ядер nuclear energy - ядерная энергия nuclear fission …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEGRADATION — degradation.ogg ͵degrəʹdeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> деградация, ухудшение; вырождение to undergo degradation - деградировать; ухудшиться; выродиться 2> вчт. уменьшение возможностей ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEGRADATION — 1) деградация, ухудшение, снижение ( физических свойств, параметров ) 2) горн. измельчение; дробление, размол 3) разрушение; деструкция; разложение 4) расщепление …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DEGRADATION — 1) деградация, ухудшение, снижение (физических свойств, параметров) 2) горн. измельчение; дробление, размол 3) разрушение; деструкция; разложение 4) расщепление 5) потеря энергии (частиц) при столкновении 6) …
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