radiation lampshade

noun

A device whose readings, when coordinated from several sites, can be used to determine the exact position of an atomic blast.

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Meanings

nounradiation lampshade (plural radiation lampshades)

plural radiation lampshades

  1. historicalA device whose readings, when coordinated from several sites, can be used to determine the exact position of an atomic blast.

Origin

From its lampshade-like shape.

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radiation lampshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiation%20lampshade

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“radiation lampshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiation%20lampshade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiation lampshade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiation%20lampshade.

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