thermobaric
Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a…Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives.
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From thermo- + baric, derived from the Ancient Greek words for “heat” and “pressure”: θερμFrom thermo- + baric, derived from the Ancient Greek words for “heat” and “pressure”: θερμοβαρικός (thermobarikós), from θερμός (thermós, “hot”) + βάρος (báros, “weight, pressure”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
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