interstage
interstage noun: the structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
Noun
interstage (plural interstages)
- The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
- The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
Adjective
interstage (not comparable)
- Between stages.
interstage meaning in Tamil
interstage in Tamil
- இடைநிலை
Forms of interstage
| plural | interstages |
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Origin of interstage
From inter- + stage.
Questions about interstage
- What does interstage mean?
- Interstage means the structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
- What is interstage in Tamil?
- Interstage in Tamil is இடைநிலை. See Interstage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interstage?
- Interstage can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of interstage?
- The plural of interstage is interstages.
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