microdetonator

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ detonator

Noun

microdetonator (plural microdetonators)

1. (chiefly science fiction) A very small detonator.
   • 1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24:

     The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.

   • 2014, Allan Kaster, Stephen Baxter, Michael Blumlein, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4:

     As soon as they were down, Landor hit the microdetonators he had installed in the few seconds he'd had. There was a tiny crack, and the wall of the water storage area crumbled into a side corridor.