bhangmeter

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noun

A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.

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Meanings

nounbhangmeter (plural bhangmeters)

plural bhangmeters

  1. A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.

Origin

From bhang + -meter, with the first element being a pun on bang, mocking the idea that the machine would work. Coined by Fred Reines in 1950.

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APA

bhangmeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bhangmeter

MLA

“bhangmeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bhangmeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bhangmeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bhangmeter.

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