electromagnetic pulse

noun

1. EMP.

electromagnetic pulse

1. A pulse of intense electromagnetic radiation generated by certain physical events, especially by a nuclear explosion. The pulse includes a continuous spectrum of low frequencies and can interfere with the operation of electrical equipment.

Example Sentences

In these sessions, the provider places a magnetic coil against the patient’s scalp that emits a gentle electromagnetic pulse.

From Los Angeles Times

North Korea may never strike first, as it does in the book, but the country’s mobile nuclear missile launchers, a satellite that could be carrying a destructive electromagnetic pulse weapon and the decades it has spent building underground tunnels as Armageddon prep suggest that North Korea is more prepared for World War III than most want to imagine.

From Los Angeles Times

We were this nihilistic, dark look at L.A., and the lead character shut the power off on everything with an electromagnetic pulse.

From Los Angeles Times

An electromagnetic pulse is radiating energy first discovered during nuclear detonations.

From Washington Times

Other work in China includes “nanoparticle-enhanced energy weapons” that will boost the power of directed energy weapons, such as lasers or electromagnetic pulse devices.

From Washington Times