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A-bomb
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A-bomb (bm)
n.
See atom bomb.

A-bomb
Noun
short for atomic bomb
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Noun1.A-bombA-bomb - a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
clean bomb - an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
dirty bomb - an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
neutron bomb - atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
atomic weapon, nuclear weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
plutonium pit, plutonium trigger - a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
Translations
A-bomb
n A-bomb [ˈeibom]
an atomic bomb. A-bom قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَة атомна бомба atomová bomba atombombe die Atombombe ατομική βόμβα bomba atómica aatomipomm, tuumapomm بمب اتمی atomipommi bombe atomique פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית परमाणु बम atomska bomba atombomba bom atom atómsprengja bomba atomica 原爆 9원자 폭탄 atominė bomba atombumba bom atoombom atombombe bomba atomowa bomba atómica bom­­bă atomică атомная бомба atómová bomba atomska bomba atomska bomba atombomb ระเบิดปรมาณู atom bombası 原子彈 атомна бомба ایٹمی بم ، جوہری بم bom nguyên tử 原子


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