English Explanatory Dictionary

bhangmeter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-imaging radiometer used to detect nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon.

Word forms

bhangmeter bhangmeters

Etymology

From 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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