thermonuclear
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See also: thermo-nuclear
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thermonuclear (not comparable)
- 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.
- Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission.
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of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
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thermonuclear (plural thermonuclears)
- (military) A thermonuclear weapon.
- China detonated her first thermonuclear in June 1967.
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- thermonuclear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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