thermonuclear explosion

collocation in English

meaningsofthermonuclearandexplosion

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thermonuclear
adjective
uk
/ˌθɜː.məʊˈnjuː.klɪər/us
/ˌθɝː.moʊˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures, or to weapons that make use of ...
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explosion
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
the fact of something such as a ...
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(Definition ofthermonuclearandexplosionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Because of the minimum energy in excess of 1014 ergs required to trigger athermonuclearexplosion, ordinary lasers are unsuitable for this purpose.
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The condition for detonation must be combined with the energy losses to obtain the minimum energy which is required for the ignition of athermonuclearexplosion.
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It is not athermonuclearexplosionat all.
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A year ago, after our firstthermonuclearexplosion, we were pressed to stop further tests.
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The yield was 24.2 megatons, making it the second largestthermonuclearexplosionin history.
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One official argued that his school district was in no position to guarantee physical protection from athermonuclearexplosionor radioactive fallout.
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This pressure drop leads to a partial collapse, then greatly accelerated burning in a runawaythermonuclearexplosionwhich blows the star completely apart without leaving a black hole remnant behind.
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Rocket propulsion by staged thermonuclear explosions.
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These tests are, of course, atom or kiloton explosions as distinct from thermonuclear explosions.
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No greater question hangs over our heads than the effect on our future population of the hydrogen and thermonuclear explosions going on all over the world.
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Others sense thermonuclear explosions until destroyed.
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