thermonuclear

See also: thermo-nuclear

English

Alternative forms

• thermo-nuclear

Etymology

thermo- +‎ nuclear

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌθɜː.məʊˈnjuːk.liː.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/

Adjective

thermonuclear (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.
   • 1956 May 25, “Chances Of Power Station Use For Hydrogen Bomb”, in The Times, London:

     The first thermonuclear reaction was in a star; it was brought about by heat, as the description implies.

2. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission.

Derived terms

• nonthermonuclear
• thermonuclear bomb
• thermonuclearly
• thermonuclear weapon

 

Translations

of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures

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• Bulgarian: термоядрен (termojadren)
• Catalan: termonuclear
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱核／热核 (zh) (rèhé)

• Czech: termonukleární
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• Finnish: termonukleaarinen (fi)
• French: thermonucléaire (fr)
• Galician: termonuclear
• Georgian: თერმობირთვული (termobirtvuli)
• German: thermonuklear (de)
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• Italian: termonucleare (it)
• Latvian: kodoltermisks
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• Polish: termonuklearny, termojądrowy (pl)
• Portuguese: termonuclear (pt)
• Romanian: termonuclear (ro)
• Russian: термоядерный (ru) (termojadernyj)
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• Spanish: termonuclear
• Tagalog: initbutudnin
• Turkish: termonükleer (tr)
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• Swedish: termonukleär

Noun

thermonuclear (plural thermonuclears)

1. (military) A thermonuclear weapon.

   China detonated her first thermonuclear in June 1967.

Synonyms

• hydrogen bomb
• H-bomb

See also

• pycnonuclear

Further reading

• thermonuclear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia