bhangmeter
bhangmeter · bhangmeters
A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of…A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.
Meaning
1 sensesA non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.
Origin
From bhang + -meter, with the first element being a pun on bang, mocking the idea that theFrom 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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Forms
plural: bhangmeters| Singular | bhangmeter |
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