Meaning | A weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction. |
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Synonym | atomic weapon |
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Parts | atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke | The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
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Narrower | atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb | 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) |
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hydrogen bomb, H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb | A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium |
megaton bomb | A nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT |
Broader | weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D. | A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) |
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Spanish | arma nuclear |
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Catalan | arma nuclear |
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