atomic bomb
noun
1
: a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (such as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction
called also atom bomb
2
: a nuclear weapon (such as a hydrogen bomb)
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The test confirmed that the implosion design weapon used in the Fat Man atomic bomb would function to produce a nuclear detonation and also gave the Manhattan Project scientists their first look at the effects of a nuclear detonation.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Chen Ming, a researcher at the Centre for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research and a co-author of the study, explained that the impact released energy equivalent to 600,000 tonnes of TNT – comparable to the destructive force of 40 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
The government also saw no potential threat from an atomic bomb in the hands of enemies or rivals.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
It was forged probably in the twentieth century because the ink has material in it that didn’t exist before the testing of the atomic bomb.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Chen Ming, a researcher at the Centre for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research and a co-author of the study, explained that the impact released energy equivalent to 600,000 tonnes of TNT – comparable to the destructive force of 40 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
The government also saw no potential threat from an atomic bomb in the hands of enemies or rivals.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
It was forged probably in the twentieth century because the ink has material in it that didn’t exist before the testing of the atomic bomb.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Atomic bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20bomb. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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