| fission bomb n. See atom bomb. |
fission bomb
n
(Physics / General Physics) a bomb in which the energy is supplied by nuclear fission See atomic bomb
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fission 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
fission bomb
n → (konventionelle) Atombombe
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