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plutonium pit

DEFINITIONS OF: plutonium pit

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n a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives

Synonyms:
plutonium trigger
Type of:
trigger
a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
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