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bhangmeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bhang-me-ter
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bhangmeters (plural)

Questions

What does bhangmeter mean?
A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.
Where does bhangmeter come from?
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.

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