thermonuclear

[ thur-moh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /
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adjective

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

Origin of thermonuclear

First recorded in 1935–40; thermo- + nuclear

pronunciation note for thermonuclear

See nuclear.

Words nearby thermonuclear

thermometric titration, thermometry, thermomotive, thermomotor, thermonasty, thermonuclear, thermonuclear bomb, thermonuclear reaction, thermopane, thermoperiodic, thermoperiodicity

Words related to thermonuclear

fissionable

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British Dictionary definitions for thermonuclear

thermonuclear
/ (ˌθɜːməʊˈnjuːklɪə) /

adjective

involving nuclear fusion a thermonuclear reaction; thermonuclear energy
involving thermonuclear weapons a thermonuclear war

Scientific definitions for thermonuclear

thermonuclear
[ thûr′mō-nōō′klē-ər ]

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

Cultural definitions for thermonuclear

thermonuclear

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