🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

reazione termonucleare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: reazione termonucleare

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thermonuclear Reaction/ˌθɜːrmoʊˈnjuːklɪr ˌriˈækʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La reazione termonucleare è fondamentale per il funzionamento delle stelle."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A nuclear reaction in which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy in the process.

    "The sun generates energy through a thermonuclear reaction that fuses hydrogen into helium."
  2. 2

    A type of nuclear reaction that occurs at high temperatures, typically involving isotopes of hydrogen.

    "Research into controlled thermonuclear reactions aims to provide a sustainable energy source."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'thermonuclear' combines 'thermo-', derived from the Greek 'thermos' meaning 'heat', and 'nuclear', from the Latin 'nucleus' meaning 'kernel' or 'core'. The concept emerged in the mid-20th century as scientists explored nuclear fusion processes that occur at extremely high temperatures.

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🇫🇷French → English

réaction thermonucléaire

Transliteration: réaction thermonucléaire

"La réaction thermonucléaire est essentielle pour la production d'énergie dans les étoiles."

🇩🇪German → English

thermonukleare Reaktion

Transliteration: thermonukleare Reaktion

"Die thermonukleare Reaktion ist der Prozess, der in der Sonne Energie erzeugt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

reazione termonucleare

Transliteration: reazione termonucleare

"La reazione termonucleare è fondamentale per il funzionamento delle stelle."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

reacción termonuclear

Transliteration: reacción termonuclear

"La reacción termonuclear es el proceso que alimenta las estrellas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

reação termonuclear

Transliteration: reação termonuclear

"A reação termonuclear é responsável pela energia liberada pelo sol."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

थर्मोन्यूक्लियर प्रतिक्रिया

Transliteration: tharmoniyukleear pratikriya

"थर्मोन्यूक्लियर प्रतिक्रिया सूरज में ऊर्जा उत्पन्न करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

热核反应

Transliteration: rè hé fǎnyìng

"热核反应是太阳产生能量的过程。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

열핵 반응

Transliteration: yeolhaek baneung

"열핵 반응은 태양에서 에너지를 생성하는 과정입니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

熱核反応

Transliteration: netsu kaku han'nō

"熱核反応は太陽のエネルギーを生成するプロセスです。"

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