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Definition of Atomic bomb
1. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Bomb, Atomic Weapon, Nuclear Weapon
Specialized synonyms: Clean Bomb, Dirty Bomb, Neutron Bomb
Terms within: Plutonium Pit, Plutonium Trigger
Definition of Atomic bomb
1. Noun. A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Atomic bomb
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Bomb
Literary usage of Atomic bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Final Months of the War with Japan: Signals Intelligence, U. S. Invasion by Douglas J. MacEachim (1999)
"[On 31 July] Truman penciled on the back of the Stimson cable... "Suggestion approved.
Release [the atomic bomb] when ready but not sooner than August 2. ..."
2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"23—Soviet Union tests Its first atomic bomb. 1951 Jan. 27-Feb. 7—United Slates
conducts five ... 13—France explodes her first atomic bomb in the Sahara. ..."