HyperDic: h-bomb

English > 1 sense of the word H-bomb:
NOUNartifactH-bomb, hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomba nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
English > H-bomb: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium.
Synonymshydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb
BroaderbombAn explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
nuclear weapon, atomic weaponA weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
Spanishbomba de hidrógeno, bomba H, bomba termonuclear
Catalanbomba d'hidrogen, bomba termonuclear

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