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bhangmeter

bhangmeter noun: a non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.

Noun

bhangmeter (plural bhangmeters)

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

Forms of bhangmeter

pluralbhangmeters

Origin of bhangmeter

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.

Questions about bhangmeter

What does bhangmeter mean?
Bhangmeter means a non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.
What part of speech is bhangmeter?
Bhangmeter is a noun.
What is the plural of bhangmeter?
The plural of bhangmeter is bhangmeters.

Words near bhangmeter in the dictionary

  1. bhangee
  2. bhangees
  3. bhangi
  4. bhangies
  5. bhangis
  6. bhangmeter
  7. bhangmeters
  8. bhangra
  9. bhangramuffin
  10. bhangras
  11. bhangy

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