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Definition of Atomic explosion
1. Noun. The explosion of an atomic bomb.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Explosion
Literary usage of Atomic explosion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Radioactive substances and their radiations by Ernest Rutherford (1913)
"The atomic explosion is violent, and results in the expulsion from the atom of
one, or possibly two, o particles with great velocity. ..."
2. Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War Years edited by Woodrow J. Kuhns (1999)
"... UNION atomic explosion With the announcement of an atomic explosion in the
USSR, Soviet capabilities for fighting the cold war have been increased. ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... tests had been announced: by USA 259; United Kingdom. 21; USSR, i»6; and by
France. 6. '945 July 16—First atomic explosion (experimental bomb) at ..."
4. Thiaoouba Prophecy by Michel Desmarquet (1997)
"The Spirit is so powerful that he was able, by the action of his will alone, to
trigger an atomic explosion with chain reactions of unimaginable force. ..."
5. City in Danger: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"Peter was aware that Barry's theory of a small atomic explosion did not seem to
strike the ... "You were right, Mr. Cook, about that small atomic explosion. ..."