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atom′ic bomb′

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]

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Noun

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

قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّةقُنْبُلَه ذَرِّيه

atomová bomba

atombombe

ydinpommi

atomska bomba

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

atom bomb

n → Atombombe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

atom

(ˈӕtəm) noun

1. the smallest part of an element.

2. anything very small. There's not an atom of truth in what she says.

aˈtomic (-ˈto-) adjective

atom(ic) bomb

a bomb using atomic energy.

atomic energy

very great energy obtained by breaking up the atoms of some substances.

atomic power

power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.

atom bomb

→ قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة 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

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