atomic bomb
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atomic bomb
- /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/ UK
- /əˈtɑmɪk bɑm/ US
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Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.
noun atomic bombs
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A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.
Similar: atom bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb
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The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
Nine different countries have the atomic bomb as of 2022.
Similar: the bomb
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noun nuclear weapon
| Español | bomba atómica, bombo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원자폭탄 wonjapoktan, 원자탄 wonjatan, 원폭 wonpok |
| 日本語 | 原子爆弾 genshi bakudan, 原爆 genbaku |
| 中文 | 原子彈 /原子弹 yuánzǐdàn |
| हिन्दी | परमाणु बम parmāṇu bam, परमाणुबम parmāṇubam, अणुबम aṇubam, एटमबम eṭambam |
| Français | bombe atomique |
| Deutsch | Atombombe |
| Italiano | bomba atomica, bomba A |
| Ελληνικά | ατομική βόμβα atomikí vómva |
| Română | bombă atomică, bombă nucleară |
| Русский | а́томная бо́мба átomnaja bómba |
| Tiếng Việt | bom nguyên tử |
| العربية | قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة qunbula ḏarriyya |
| עברית | פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית ptsatsá atomít |
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title = {atomic bomb},
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