Meanings
plural microdetonators
- literatureA very small detonator.
The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.
1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 241 more example
As soon as they were down, Landor hit the microdetonators he had installed in the few seconds he'd had. There was a tiny crack, and the wall of the water storage area crumbled into a side corridor.
2014, Allan Kaster, Stephen Baxter, Michael Blumlein, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4
Origin
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