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Meaning of "submunition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBMUNITION

submunition  [ˈˌsʌbmjuːˈnɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBMUNITION

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conjunction
determiner
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Submunition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBMUNITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cluster munition

A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill personnel and destroy vehicles. Other cluster munitions are designed to destroy runways or electric power transmission lines, disperse chemical or biological weapons, or to scatter land mines. Some submunition-based weapons can disperse non-munitions, such as leaflets. Because cluster bombs release many small bomblets over a wide area, they pose risks to civilians both during attacks and afterwards. During attacks, the weapons are prone to indiscriminate effects, especially in populated areas. Unexploded bomblets can kill or maim civilians and/or unintended targets long after a conflict has ended, and are costly to locate and remove. Cluster munitions are prohibited for those nations that ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in Dublin, Ireland in May 2008.

Definition of submunition in the English dictionary

The definition of submunition in the dictionary is a weapon forming part of a larger warhead and released from it at a target.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBMUNITION


admonition
ˌædməˈnɪʃən
ammunition
ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən
clinician
klɪˈnɪʃən
cognition
kɒɡˈnɪʃən
definition
ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən
high-definition
ˌhaɪdefɪˈnɪʃən
ignition
ɪɡˈnɪʃən
mechanician
ˌmɛkəˈnɪʃən
metacognition
ˌmɛtəkɒɡˈnɪʃən
monition
məʊˈnɪʃən
munition
mjuːˈnɪʃən
pre-ignition
ˌpriːɪɡˈnɪʃən
precognition
ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən
premonition
ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən
punition
pjuːˈnɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
redefinition
ˌriːdefɪˈnɪʃən
self-ignition
ˌselfɪɡˈnɪʃən
technician
tɛkˈnɪʃən
unition
juːˈnɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBMUNITION

submissive
submissively
submissiveness
submissly
submissness
submit
submittable
submittal
submitted
submitter
submitting
submolecule
submontane
submontanely
submucosa
submucosae
submucosal
submucous
submultiple
subnasal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBMUNITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
exposition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of submunition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «submunition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBMUNITION

Find out the translation of submunition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of submunition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «submunition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子弹药
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

submunición
570 millions of speakers

English

submunition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

submunition
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذخيرة الفرعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суббоеприпас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

submunição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

submunition
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-munition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Submunisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Submunition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子爆発体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

submunition
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Submunition
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

submunition
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणबुडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

submunition
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

submunition
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

submunition
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суббоєприпасів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

submunition
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπλικού συστήματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

submunition
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

substridsdel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

submunition
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of submunition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBMUNITION»

The term «submunition» is normally little used and occupies the 149.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBMUNITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «submunition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «submunition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about submunition

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBMUNITION»

Discover the use of submunition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to submunition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dying Practice: Use of Cluster Munitions by Russia and ...
9N210 Submunition The ground-launched 9N210 submunition used by Russia is also an antipersonnel and anti- materiel weapon. It is designed to attack both troops and most types of equipment with its blast and fragmentation. The silver ...
‎2009
2
Army Ammunition Data Sheets for Rockets, Rocket Systems, ...
M73. SUBMUNITION. (ARMED). 4 in. 2.55 in. 0.125 in. l.21b 0.21h(90g) 175 nig. RAM At* DECELEflATOR <RAO) WAVE SMAPER FILER RMQ -RET AMMO RMO Type Classification: STD(LCC-A). Use: The M261 warhead contains 9 each ...
‎1992
3
United States of American Congressional Record
Memorandum for the Secretaries of the Military Departments. Subject: DoD Policy on Submunition Reliability (U). Submunition weapons employment in Southwest Asia and Kosovo, and major theater war modeling, have revealed a significant ...
4
Cluster Munition Monitor 2012
A munition or submunition designed to dispense flares, smoke, pyrotechnics or chaff; or a munition designed exclusively for an air defence role; b. A munition or submunition designed to produce electrical or electronic effects; c. A munition that ...
Icbl-cmc
5
Banning Cluster Munitions: Government Policy and Practice
A munition or submunition designed to dispense flares, smoke, pyrotechnics or b. chaff; or a munition designed exclusively for an air defence role; c. A munition or submunition designed to produce electrical or electronic effects; d. A munition ...
The Monitor, Mines Action Canada, 2009
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Cluster Munition Monitor 2011
A munition or submunition designed to dispense flares, smoke, pyrotechnics or chaff; or a munition designed exclusively for an air defence role; b. A munition or submunition designed to produce electrical or electronic effects; c. A munition that ...
The Monitor, Mines Action Canada
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions: A Commentary
The requirement that the submunitions 'detect' the target establishes a greater sense of autonomous targeting within the submunition itself and suggests that the force of the submunition is to be applied to the single target object directly.
Gro Nystuen, Stuart Casey-Maslen, 2010
8
No Land an Island: No People Apart
“Explosive submunition” means a conventional munition that in order to perform its task is dispersed or released by a cluster munition and is designed to function by detonating an explosive charge prior to, on or after impact - “Failed cluster ...
Carolyn LaDelle Bennett, 2012
9
Cooperative Control and Optimization
L IVIMHLLLUHQ Parameter Description Numbers: Bounds Submunitions Target Types Targets Discrete: Random Targets Blind in Turns Reliabili ties : Round Submunition Probabilities : Acquisition I-lit Kill Correct Identification Seeker Data:  ...
Robert Murphey, Panos M. Pardalos, 2002
10
Unacceptable Harm: A History of how the Treaty to Ban ...
As marginal as this land seems to me, the submunition we are examining has been found because a local farmer recently ploughed his field to plant wheat. For economic reasons farming must go on, even though it is a known Israeli cluster ...
John Borrie, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBMUNITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term submunition is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Submunition warheads successfully tested for Pinaka I
JODHPUR: The advanced trials of Pinaka I, a complete multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system, were successfully carried out for the 'submunition ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
2
Yemen: Cluster Munitions Harm Civilians
Remnants of an air-dropped cluster munition and unexploded BLU-97 submunitions found in the al-Nushoor and al-Maqash areas of Yemen's northern Saada ... «Human Rights Watch, May 15»
3
UAE to get more ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles
... 202 M39 ATACMS missiles (half with submunition warheads and half with unitary warheads), and 130 Guided MLRS (GMRLS) pods (each containing six 270 ... «IHS Jane's 360, May 15»
4
Yemen: Saudi-Led Airstrikes Used Cluster Munitions
Cluster munitions contain dozens or hundreds of submunitions. The submunitions are designed to explode after spreading out over a wide area, often the size of ... «Human Rights Watch, May 15»
5
Explosion at Picatinny Arsenal injures two
ROCKAWAY TWP. — An explosive in a submunition blew up late Wednesday morning, injuring two civilian laboratory workers at Picatinny Arsenal who were ... «New Jersey Herald, Mar 15»
6
Ukraine: More Civilians Killed in Cluster Munition Attacks
“Neither side should use these widely banned weapons; they affect a large area, endangering nearby civilians, and unexploded submunitions pose a risk to ... «Human Rights Watch, Mar 15»
7
Two U.S. Army Explosives Technicians Hurt in Accident at New …
The Picatinny Arsenal says the civilian employees were conducting an operation on an explosive submunition, which is one of several smaller weapons within a ... «NBC New York, Mar 15»
8
Analysis: Ukraine rebels claim Tochka ballistic missile shoot-down
The news does, nevertheless, appear to confirm that Kiev is using TMBs, possibly armed with submunitions, in its 'anti-terrorism operation' in east Ukraine. «IHS Jane's 360, Feb 15»
9
The Ukranian Government Is Using Cluster Bombs In Populated Areas
Cluster munitions contain dozens or hundreds of smaller munitions, called submunitions, in a container such as a rocket or a bomb. After launch, the container ... «Mintpress News, Oct 14»
10
Ukrainian Troops Sprinkled Deadly Cluster Munitions All Over the …
“At each submunition impact point, there is a distinctive small crater and 'splatter' pattern in the ground where the submunition detonated,” the group noted. «Backchannel, Oct 14»

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