HyperDic: thermonuclear_reaction

English > 1 sense of the expression thermonuclear reaction:
NOUNprocessthermonuclear reactiona nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
English > thermonuclear reaction: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningA nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun).
Narrowercarbon cycleA thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Broaderfusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reactionA nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Spanishreacción termonuclear
Catalanreacció termonuclear

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