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An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy
I heard the fission bomb test clearly and I was over a hundred miles away.
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fission bomb — noun a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon,… … Useful english dictionary
fission bomb — /ˈfɪʃən bɒm/ (say fishuhn bom) noun an atomic weapon which depends on nuclear fission …
fission bomb. — See atomic bomb. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
fission bomb — noun another term for atom bomb … English new terms dictionary
fission bomb. — See atomic bomb. [1940 45] … Useful english dictionary
fission — n. & v. n. 1 Physics the spontaneous or impact induced splitting of a heavy atomic nucleus, accompanied by a release of energy. 2 Biol. the division of a cell etc. into new cells etc. as a mode of reproduction. v.intr. & tr. undergo or cause to… … Useful english dictionary
Fission product — Fission products are the atomic fragments left after a large nucleus fissions. Typically, a large nucleus like Uranium fissions by splitting into two smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large release of energy in the form of heat… … Wikipedia
Fission Chicken — has problems with the TV. Art by J.P. Morgan. Author(s) J.P. Morgan Website http://www.fissionchicken.com … Wikipedia
nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… … Universalium
bomb — n. 1) to detonate, explode, set off; drop; fuse a bomb 2) to plant a bomb 3) to deactivate, defuse a bomb 4) to dispose of an unexploded bomb 5) an atom, atomic, fission, nuclear; fusion, hydrogen; neutron bomb 6) a clean; dirty bomb 7) a buzz;… … Combinatory dictionary
