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• thermonuclear — adj. 1 relating to or using nuclear reactions that occur only at very high temperatures. 2 relating to or characterized by weapons using thermonuclear reactions …   Useful english dictionary

• thermonuclear reaction — Chem., Physics. a nuclear fusion reaction that takes place between the nuclei of a gas, esp. hydrogen, heated to a temperature of several million degrees. * * * ▪ chemical reaction       fusion of two light atomic nuclei into a single heavier… …   Universalium

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

• 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 — Pertaining to nuclear reactions brought about by nuclear fusion ( e.g., the fusion of hydrogen to helium at temperatures of over 100,000,000°C; the reaction in the “hydrogen bomb”) …   Medical dictionary

• thermonuclear — ther|mo|nu|cle|ar [ ,θɜrmou nukliər ] adjective involving nuclear reactions in which atoms join together at very high temperatures and produce a lot of energy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thermonuclear — adjective (chiefly with reference to weapons) using or denoting nuclear fusion reactions that occur at very high temperatures …   English new terms dictionary

• thermonuclear — UK [ˌθɜː(r)məʊˈnjuːklɪə(r)] / US [ˌθɜrmoʊˈnuklɪər] adjective involving nuclear reactions in which atoms join together at very high temperatures and produce a lot of energy …   English dictionary

• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor — 43°41′15″N 5°45′42″E / 43.6875, 5.76167 …   Wikipédia en Français

• nuclear fusion — fusion (def. 4). [1895 1900] * * * Process by which nuclear reactions between light elements form heavier ones, releasing huge amounts of energy. In 1939 Hans Bethe suggested that the energy output of the sun and other stars is a result of fusion …   Universalium

• nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …   Universalium