a nuclear bomb in which the principal energy source is the fusion reaction that follows the initial fission reaction
fusion bomb
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fusion bomb
noun
A nuclear bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb, that derives its released energy principally from fusion reactions among light nuclei.
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Noun
(plural fusion bombs)
- An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fusion as a source of energy; a hydrogen bomb
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