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atomic bomb
[ uh-tom-ik bom ]
noun
- a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy.
- a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U-235 or plutonium.
atomic bomb
noun
- a type of bomb in which the energy is provided by nuclear fission. Uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are the isotopes most commonly used in atomic bombs Also calledA-bombfission bomb Compare fusion bomb
atomic bomb
- A very destructive bomb that derives its explosive power from the fission of atomic nuclei. Atomic bombs usually have plutonium 239 or uranium 235 as their fissionable material.
- Also called atom bomb
atomic bomb
2- A nuclear weapon whose enormous explosive power results from the sudden release of energy from a fission reaction. ( See also Hiroshima (see also Hiroshima ), hydrogen bomb , Nagasaki , and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [ SALT ].)
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Origin of atomic bomb1
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It produced more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to the US Geological Survey.
St Louis, meanwhile, was where uranium was refined and used to help create the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project.
It was like somebody dropped an atomic bomb.â€
Dr James Sumner, a lecturer on the history of technology at the University of Manchester, suggested the president had confused the discovery with the later creation of the atomic bomb.
When the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, “Carousel†was doing boffo business on Broadway.
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