microdetonator

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ detonator

Noun[edit]

microdetonator (plural microdetonators)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) A very small detonator.
    • 1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24:
      The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.
    • 2014, Allan Kaster, Stephen Baxter, Michael Blumlein, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4:
      As soon as they were down, Landor hit the microdetonators he had installed in the few seconds he'd had. There was a tiny crack, and the wall of the water storage area crumbled into a side corridor.
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