Syn: hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hydrogen bomb — ☆ hydrogen bomb n. an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H… … English World dictionary
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen bombs N COUNT A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms … English dictionary
hydrogen bomb — ► NOUN ▪ a nuclear bomb whose destructive power comes from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) … English terms dictionary
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen .bomb n a very powerful ↑nuclear bomb … Dictionary of contemporary English
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen ,bomb noun count an extremely powerful type of nuclear bomb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hydrogen bomb — noun a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium • Syn: ↑H bomb, ↑fusion bomb, ↑thermonuclear bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon, ↑atomic weapon, ↑bomb … Useful english dictionary
Hydrogen bomb — Known as the H bomb or super bomb, the hydrogen bomb was a development in thermonuclear weaponry that relied on fusion rather than the fission used in the atomic bomb and was a thousand times more powerful than original nuclear bombs. Although … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
hydrogen bomb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hydrogen bomb : singular hydrogen bomb plural hydrogen bombs an extremely powerful type of nuclear bomb … English dictionary
hydrogen bomb — Nuclear weapon Nu cle*ar wea pon, n. A weapon of great explosive power, such as an {atomic bomb} or a {hydrogen bomb}, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrogen bomb — vandenilinė bomba statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Termobranduolinė bomba, kurios užtaisas – deuteris ir tritis. atitikmenys: angl. H bomb; hydrogen bomb rus. водородная бомба ryšiai: sinonimas – H bomba … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
