"electromagnetic pulse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: electromagnetic pulses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electromagnetic pulse (plural electromagnetic pulses)
  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. Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: EMP, EMP [initialism] Hyponyms: high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (english: HEMP), nuclear magnetic pulse (alt: NEMP), nuclear electromagnetic pulse (NEMP) (alt: NEMP) Derived forms: high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (english: HEMP), nuclear electromagnetic pulse (alt: NEMP) Translations (short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation): 電磁脈衝 /电磁脉冲 (diàncí màichōng) (Chinese Mandarin), sähkömagneettinen pulssi (Finnish), ელექტრომაგნიტური იმპულსი (elekṭromagniṭuri imṗulsi) (Georgian), elektromagnetischer Impuls [masculine] (German), elektromagnetischer Puls [masculine] (German), pulsa elektromagnetik (Indonesian), 電磁パルス (denji parusu) (alt: でんじパルス) (Japanese), denyut elektromagnet (Malay), gurpa elektromagnetîk [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), puls electromagnetic [neuter] (Romanian), электромагни́тный и́мпульс (elektromagnítnyj ímpulʹs) [masculine] (Russian), pulso electromagnético [masculine] (Spanish), elektromagnetisk puls [common-gender] (Swedish), електромагні́тний і́мпульс (elektromahnítnyj ímpulʹs) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-electromagnetic_pulse-en-noun-ZRM0huc7 Disambiguation of Weapons: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation': 98 2
  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. Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare
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