Meaning Of The Word Thermonuclear

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What's The Definition Of Thermonuclear?

thermonuclear
A thermonuclear weapon or device is one which uses the high temperatures that result from a nuclear reaction in order to cause it to explode.

thermonuclear in American English
designating or of a reaction in which isotopes of a light element, esp. hydrogen, fuse at temperatures of millions of degrees into heavier nuclei
adjective: of, pertaining to, or involving a thermonuclear reaction

thermonuclear in British English
adjective: involving nuclear fusion

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