atom bomb

atom bomb

n.

1. An explosive weapon of great destructive power derived from the rapid release of energy in the fission of heavy atomic nuclei, as of uranium 235. Also called A-bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb.

2. A bomb deriving its destructive power from the release of nuclear energy.

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atom′ic bomb′
n.

1. a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy.

2. a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U-235 or plutonium.

Also called A-bomb, atom bomb.

[1910–15]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

atom 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) A-bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb 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

atom bomb

n → Atombombe f

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atom bomb → قنبلة ذرية atomová bomba atombombe Atombombe ατομική βόμβα bomba atómica ydinpommi bombe atomique atomska bomba bomba atomica 原子爆弾 원자 폭탄 atoombom atombombe bomba atomowa bomba atómica, bomba atômica атомная бомба atombomb ระเบิดปรมาณู atom bombası bom nguyên tử 原子弹