thermonuclear

thermonuclear
An adjective referring to the process (or processes) in which very high temperatures are used to bring about the fusion of light nuclei with the accompanying release of energy.

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  • thermonuclear — [thʉr΄mō no͞o′klē ər, thʉr΄mōnyo͞o′klē ər] adj. [ THERMO + NUCLEAR] Physics 1. designating or of a reaction in which isotopes of a light element, esp. hydrogen, fuse at temperatures of millions of degrees into heavier nuclei 2. designating, of,… …   English World dictionary

  • thermonuclear — (adj.) 1938 with reference to stars, 1953 of weapons (technically only to describe the hydrogen bomb), from THERMO (Cf. thermo ) + NUCLEAR (Cf. nuclear) …   Etymology dictionary

  • thermonuclear — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or using nuclear fusion reactions that occur at very high temperatures …   English terms dictionary

  • thermonuclear — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thermonuclear — /therr moh nooh klee euhr, nyooh / or, by metathesis, / kyeuh leuhr/, adj. of, pertaining to, or involving a thermonuclear reaction: thermonuclear power. [1935 40; THERMO + NUCLEAR] Pronunciation. See nuclear. * * * …   Universalium

  • thermonuclear — ther|mo|nu|cle|ar [ˌθə:məuˈnju:kliə US ˌθə:rmouˈnu:kliər] adj thermonuclear weapons use a ↑nuclear reaction, involving the splitting of atoms, to produce very high temperatures and a very powerful explosion ▪ a thermonuclear device …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thermonuclear — adjective thermonuclear weapons use a nuclear reaction, involving the splitting of atoms, to produce very high temperatures and a very powerful explosion: a thermonuclear device …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • thermonuclear — ther•mo•nu•cle•ar [[t]ˌθɜr moʊˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu [/t]] or, by metathesis, [[t] kyə lər[/t]] adj. 1) phs of, pertaining to, or involving fusion reactions between nuclei of a light element, as hydrogen, that require temperatures of several million… …   From formal English to slang

  • thermonuclear — adj. Thermonuclear is used with these nouns: ↑reaction, ↑weapon …   Collocations dictionary

  • thermonuclear — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)moʊnju͟ːkliə(r), AM nu͟ːk [/t]] also thermo nuclear ADJ: ADJ n A thermonuclear weapon or device is one which uses the high temperatures that result from a nuclear reaction in order to cause it to explode …   English dictionary

  • thermonuclear — termobranduolinis statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Tai terminas (būdvardis), žymintis procesą (procesus), kuriame naudojamos labai aukštos temperatūros, siekiant sukelti lengvųjų branduolių sintezę, kurios metu… …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

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