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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescabeza nuclear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kaˈβe.za nuˈkle.ar/
"El proyectil lleva una cabeza nuclear."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The explosive, toxic, or nuclear front part of a missile, rocket, torpedo, or bomb.
"The strategic missile was equipped with a thermonuclear warhead." - 2
By extension, a person or entity associated with aggressive or hardline policies.
"Political analysts labeled the hardline diplomats as the administration's warheads."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed in the mid-20th century from the English words 'war' (derived from Old English 'wǣr' or Germanic roots) and 'head' (from Old English 'hēafod'). It originally emerged during the Cold War era to designate the explosive or toxic head of a missile, rocket, or torpedo.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Warhead" is said worldwide
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ogive
Transliteration: /ɔ.ʒiv/
"Le missile transporte une ogive nucléaire."
Sprengkopf
Transliteration: /ˈʃpʁɛŋkɔp͡f/
"Die Rakete ist mit einem atomaren Sprengkopf bestückt."
testata
Transliteration: /tesˈta.ta/
"Il missile trasporta una testata nucleare."
cabeza nuclear
Transliteration: /kaˈβe.za nuˈkle.ar/
"El proyectil lleva una cabeza nuclear."
ogiva
Transliteration: /oˈʒi.vɐ/
"O míssil está equipado com uma ogiva nuclear."
warhead
Transliteration: warhead
Script: वारहेड
"मिसाइल में एक परमाणु वारhead लगाया गया है।"
弹头
Transliteration: /dàntóu/
"这枚导弹配备了核弹头。"
탄두
Transliteration: /tandu/
"그 미사일은 핵탄두를 장착하고 있다."
弾頭
Transliteration: /dantō/
"そのミサイルには核弾頭が搭載されている。"
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