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electromagnetic pulse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tro-mag-net-ic pulse
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a physical event, in particular by a large thermonuclear explosion in the atmosphere. The pulse causes a damaging surge of voltage within electrical and electronic systems.

noun

Compton-recoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of a nuclear event causing electric and magnetic fields to couple with electrical and electronic systems to produce damaging current surges.

Inflected Forms

electromagnetic pulses (plural) EMP (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

high-altitude electromagnetic pulse nuclear electromagnetic pulse

Synonyms

EMP

Questions

What does electromagnetic pulse mean?
A short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a physical event, in particular by a large thermonuclear explosion in the atmosphere. The pulse causes a damaging surge of voltage within electrical and electronic systems.

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