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hydrogen bomb

n.

An explosive weapon of enormous destructive power caused by the fusion of the nuclei of various hydrogen isotopes in the formation of helium nuclei.

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hydrogen bomb

n

(Military) a type of bomb in which energy is released by fusion of hydrogen nuclei to give helium nuclei. The energy required to initiate the fusion is provided by the detonation of an atomic bomb, which is surrounded by a hydrogen-containing substance such as lithium deuteride Also called H-bomb See also fusion bomb

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hydrogen bomb

An extremely destructive bomb whose explosive power is derived from the energy released when hydrogen atoms are fused to form helium. This atomic fusion reaction is the same reaction that takes place in stars like the Sun, where the pressure of gravity forces hydrogen atoms to fuse; a hydrogen bomb uses the force of an atomic explosion (the fission reaction exploited in atomic bombs) to compress the hydrogen to the point where fusion takes place. Hydrogen bombs are many times more powerful than atomic bombs.

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See: thermonuclear weapon.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hydrogen bomb - a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium fusion bomb, H-bomb, thermonuclear bomb bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions atomic weapon, nuclear weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

Translations

hydrogen bomb n → bomba all'idrogeno, bomba H