atomic bomb

Tweet

noun

: a bomb that produces an extremely powerful explosion when atoms are split apart

Full Definition of ATOMIC BOMB

1

:  a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction —called also atom bomb

2

:  a nuclear weapon (as a hydrogen bomb)

Take a 2 minute break! See if
you can Name That Thing »

First Known Use of ATOMIC BOMB

1917

Rhymes with ATOMIC BOMB

coconut palm, Dar es Salaam, hydrogen bomb, in personam, Omar Khayyám