ATOMIC BOMB


Meaning of ATOMIC BOMB in English

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, atom bomb . Also called A-bomb, fission bomb .

[ 1910-15 ]

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