"interstage" meaning in English

See interstage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: inter- + stage Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|stage}} inter- + stage Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interstage (not comparable)
  1. Between stages. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-interstage-en-adj-j4muOuM8

Noun

Forms: interstages [plural]
Etymology: inter- + stage Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|stage}} inter- + stage Head templates: {{en-noun}} interstage (plural interstages)
  1. (astronautics) The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Rocketry
    Sense id: en-interstage-en-noun-KRy1CbHH Disambiguation of Rocketry: 3 46 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 50 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (military) The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel. Categories (topical): Military, Nuclear warfare, Rocketry
    Sense id: en-interstage-en-noun-2C7XeCNG Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 3 24 73 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 3 46 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 19 31 51 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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