| atomic bomb n. See atom bomb. |
atomic bomb, atom bomb
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(Physics / Atomic Physics) (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a type of bomb in which the energy is provided by nuclear fission. Uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are the isotopes most commonly used in atomic bombs Also called A-bomb fission bomb Compare fusion bomb
| atomic bomb A very destructive bomb that derives its explosive power from the fission of atomic nuclei. Atomic bombs usually have plutonium 239 or uranium 235 as their fissionable material. Also called atom bomb. |
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| Noun | 1. |  atomic 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 |
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