thermobaric
adjective, noun
thermobaric is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-B-A-R-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, thermobaric means “Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thermobaric?
| Letters | 11: T-H-E-R-M-O-B-A-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thermobaric?
Thermobaric appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of thermobaric
- thermobarics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thermobaric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than those produced by condensed explosives.
noun
- 1
A thermobaric weapon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thermobaric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thermobarique |
| Portuguese | termobárico |
| Spanish | termobárico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thermobaric come from?
From thermo- + baric, derived from the Ancient Greek words for “heat” and “pressure”: θερμοβαρικός (thermobarikós), from θερμός (thermós, “hot”) + βάρος (báros, “weight, pressure”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).