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electromagnetic pulse en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Forms

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electromagnetic pulses Number=Plur lexicographic
EMP alternative, initialism lexicographic

Deriveds

nuclear electromagnetic pulse · high-altitude electromagnetic pulse

Hyponyms

high-altitude electromagnetic pulse · nuclear electromagnetic pulse · nuclear magnetic pulse

Synonyms

EMP

Translations (15)

uk електромагні́тний і́мпульс (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 電磁脈衝 /电磁脉冲 (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · ja 電磁パルス (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · de elektromagnetischer Impuls (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · ms denyut elektromagnet (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · id pulsa elektromagnetik (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · sv elektromagnetisk puls (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · ka ელექტრომაგნიტური იმპულსი (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · fi sähkömagneettinen pulssi (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · de elektromagnetischer Puls (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · es pulso electromagnético (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · ru электромагни́тный и́мпульс (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · kmr gurpa elektromagnetîk (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · ro puls electromagnetic (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation) · pl impuls elektromagnetyczny (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation)