Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermonuclear

/ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: ther-monu-cle-ar
IPA: /ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.

adj

Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those based on fission.

noun

A thermonuclear weapon.

Example Sentences

"The first thermonuclear reaction was in a star; it was brought about by heat, as the description implies."
"I can't believe you gave me, a ten-year-old boy, a thermonuclear device [...]"
"China detonated her first thermonuclear in June 1967."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English nuclear English thermonuclear From thermo- + nuclear.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/
British English: /ˌθɜː.məʊˈnjuːk.liː.ə/

Inflected Forms

thermo-nuclear (alternative) thermonuclears (plural)

Derived Forms

nonthermonuclear thermonuclearly

Phrases

thermonuclear bomb thermonuclear war thermonuclear weapon

Frequently Paired Words

pycnonuclear

Synonyms

hydrogen bomb H-bomb

Rhymes With

nuclear mononuclear

Questions

How do you pronounce thermonuclear?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɜɹ.moʊˈn(j)uk.li.əɹ/.
What does thermonuclear mean?: Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.
Where does thermonuclear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English nuclear English thermonuclear From thermo- + nuclear.

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