ALL meanings of thermonuclear
- adjective thermonuclear relating to nuclear fusion 1
- adjective 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. 0
- adjective thermonuclear involving nuclear fusion 0
- adjective thermonuclear involving thermonuclear weapons 0
- adjective thermonuclear designating or of a reaction in which isotopes of a light element, esp. hydrogen, fuse at temperatures of millions of degrees into heavier nuclei 0
- adjective thermonuclear designating, of, or employing the heat energy released in nuclear fusion 0
- adjective thermonuclear Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures. 0
- adjective thermonuclear Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission. 0