THERMONUCLEAR


Meaning of THERMONUCLEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌthər-mō-ˈnü-klē-ər, -ˈnyü-, ÷-ˈn(y)ü-kyə-lər ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1938

1. : of, relating to, or employing transformations in the nuclei of atoms of low atomic weight (as hydrogen) that require a very high temperature for their inception (as in the hydrogen bomb or in the sun)

thermonuclear reaction

thermonuclear weapon

2. : of, utilizing, or relating to a thermonuclear bomb

thermonuclear war

a thermonuclear attack

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