Meanings
adjectivethermonuclear (not comparable)
alternative thermo-nuclear
- not comparableOf, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission.
I can't believe you gave me, a ten-year-old boy, a thermonuclear device [...]
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nounthermonuclear (plural thermonuclears)
plural thermonuclears · alternative thermo-nuclear
- governmentA thermonuclear weapon.
China detonated her first thermonuclear in June 1967.
Synonyms: hydrogen bomb, H-bomb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thermonuclear weapon.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Englishnuclear
- Englishthermonuclear
Translations
Bulgarian термоядрен
- термоядрен (termojadren)of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Catalan termonuclear
- termonuclearof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Chinese Mandarin 熱核 /热核
- 熱核 /热核 (rèhé)of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Czech termonukleární
- termonukleárníof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Finnish termonukleaarinen, lämpöydin-
- termonukleaarinenof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
- lämpöydin-of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
French thermonucléaire
- thermonucléaireof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
German thermonuklear
- thermonuklearof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Italian termonucleare
- termonucleareof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Latvian kodoltermisks
- kodoltermisksof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Polish termonuklearny, termojądrowy
- termonuklearnyof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
- termojądrowyof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Portuguese termonuclear
- termonuclearof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Romanian termonuclear
- termonuclearof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Russian термоядерный
- термоядерный (termojadernyj)of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Spanish termonuclear
- termonuclearof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Tagalog initbutudnin
- initbutudninof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Turkish termonükleer
- termonükleerof, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures
Cite this entry
APA
thermonuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermonuclear
MLA
“thermonuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermonuclear. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermonuclear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermonuclear.
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