atom bomb

atomic bomb

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noun
  1. An explosive weapon of great destructive power derived from the rapid release of energy in the fission of heavy atomic nuclei, as of uranium 235. Also called A-bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb.
  2. A bomb deriving its destructive power from the release of nuclear energy.

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