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Thermonuclear
see synonyms of thermonuclearAdjective
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Thermonuclear
see synonyms of thermonuclearadjective
1.
involving nuclear fusion
a thermonuclear reaction
thermonuclear energy
2.
involving thermonuclear weapons
a thermonuclear war
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Thermonuclear
see synonyms of thermonuclear adjective 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, or employing the heat energy released in nuclear fusion
thermonuclear reactor
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Thermonuclear
see synonyms of thermonuclearadj.
1. Relating to or derived from the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures: thermonuclear reactions.
2. Relating to or characterized by the use of weapons that employ nuclear fusion such as hydrogen bombs, especially as distinguished from those that employ only nuclear fission: thermonuclear war.
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