electromagnetic pulse en · NOUN
Meanings
- 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.
- 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)