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View synonyms for thermonuclear

thermonuclear

[ thur-moh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving a thermonuclear reaction:

    thermonuclear power.



thermonuclear

/ ˌθɜːməʊˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

  1. involving nuclear fusion

    a thermonuclear reaction

    thermonuclear energy

  2. involving thermonuclear weapons

    a thermonuclear war

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thermonuclear

/ thûr′mō-no̅o̅klē-ər /

  1. Relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures or to the energy produced in this way.
  2. Relating to weapons based on nuclear fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on nuclear fission.


thermonuclear

  1. A term referring to devices that use nuclear fusion , the fusion of atomic nuclei , to produce energy at very high temperatures. ( See hydrogen bomb .)


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Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thermonuclear1

First recorded in 1935–40; thermo- + nuclear
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Example Sentences

During his Nobel Peace Prize speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.”

From Salon

Sure enough, when director Christopher Nolan asked him to emulate the sound of the world’s first thermonuclear device for “Oppenheimer,” King had his epic-scaled 2013 Chelyabinsk asteroid reference close at hand.

One big challenge: Jackson needed to construct physical visualizations of subatomic activity leading up to the world’s first thermonuclear bomb explosion.

Department of Energy is creating three research hubs in the hopes of harnessing miniature laser-driven thermonuclear explosions for future power plants, officials announced on Thursday.

It has launched what Elon Musk billed as a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against the organisation.

From BBC

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