HYDROGEN BOMB


Meaning of HYDROGEN BOMB in English

Function: noun

Date: 1947

: a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of atomic energy resulting from the fusion of light nuclei (as of hydrogen atoms) at very high temperature and pressure to form helium nuclei

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