atomic_bomb
1. [ noun ] (physics,military,nuclear physics,arms) a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element (uranium 235 or plutonium 239))
Synonyms: atom_bomb plutonium_bomb fission_bomb A-bomb
Related terms: bomb nuclear_weapon neutron_bomb dirty_bomb clean_bomb plutonium_pit
Similar spelling:   atomic_number
  atomistic
  atomic_pile
  atomic_mass
  atomic_power
  atomic_clock
  atomic_weight
  atomic_theory
  atomic_energy