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語源

From thermo- +‎ nuclear.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌθɜː.məʊˈnjuːk.liː.ə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/

形容詞

thermonuclear (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.
   • 1956 May 25, “Chances Of Power Station Use For Hydrogen Bomb”, in The Times, London:

     The first thermonuclear reaction was in a star; it was brought about by heat, as the description implies.

2. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission.
   • 2021 January 30, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, Beating Fallout 3 But Every Enemy Has A NUKE - Every Enemy Has A Fat Man Mod‎:

     I can't believe you gave me, a ten-year-old boy, a thermonuclear device [...]

派生語

名詞

thermonuclear (plural thermonuclears)

1. (military) A thermonuclear weapon.

   China detonated her first thermonuclear in June 1967.

同意語

• hydrogen bomb
• H-bomb

参考

• pycnonuclear

Further reading

• thermonuclear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia