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predetonation

predetonation noun: when a nuclear bomb fails to produce full yield, due to the chain reaction starting prematurely, before the system is at optimum criticality.

Noun

predetonation (countable and uncountable, plural predetonations)

  1. When a nuclear bomb fails to produce full yield, due to the chain reaction starting prematurely, before the system is at optimum criticality.

Forms of predetonation

pluralpredetonations

Questions about predetonation

What does predetonation mean?
Predetonation means when a nuclear bomb fails to produce full yield, due to the chain reaction starting prematurely, before the system is at optimum criticality.
What part of speech is predetonation?
Predetonation is a noun.
What is the plural of predetonation?
The plural of predetonation is predetonations.

Words near predetonation in the dictionary

  1. predetermines
  2. predetermining
  3. predeterminism
  4. predeterminisms
  5. predeterministic
  6. predetonation
  7. predetonations
  8. predeuterated
  9. predevaluation
  10. predevelop
  11. predeveloped

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