explosive lens

noun

A highly specialized type of shaped charge, used mainly in nuclear weapons, composed of several explosive charges arranged so as to control the shape of the detonation wave passing through them.

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Meanings

nounexplosive lens (plural explosive lenses)

plural explosive lenses

  1. A highly specialized type of shaped charge, used mainly in nuclear weapons, composed of several explosive charges arranged so as to control the shape of the detonation wave passing through them.
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