laukaisin — meaning in English

English meaning

• initiator noun One who initiates.
• launcher noun A device or piece of equipment used to launch something, such as a rocket or missile.
• trigger noun The small lever pulled with a finger to fire a gun.

Senses

laukaisin is used for these senses in English:

• initiator (military) A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction.
• launcher One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
• trigger A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
• trigger (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

initiator — full definition

1. noun One who initiates.
2. noun A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.
3. noun A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction.
4. noun A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs.

launcher — full definition

1. noun A device or piece of equipment used to launch something, such as a rocket or missile.
2. noun A computer program used to start other programs, often shown as a menu or set of icons.

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