'hydrogen bomb' definitions:
Definition of 'hydrogen bomb'
(from WordNet)
noun
A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: hydrogen bomb, H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb]
Definition of 'hydrogen bomb'
From: GCIDE
- H-bomb \H"-bomb`\ ([=a]ch"b[o^]mb`) n. The hydrogen bomb, a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent.
- Syn: hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Definition of 'hydrogen bomb'
From: GCIDE
- 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 fission weapon or a fusion weapon. The term includes atomic shells for cannon. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hydrogen bomb'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A-bomb,
- atomic bomb,
- atomic warhead,
- clean bomb,
- cobalt bomb,
- dirty bomb,
- fusion bomb,
- H-bomb,
- hell bomb,
- limited nuclear weapons,
- nuclear artillery,
- nuclear explosive,
- nuclear warhead,
- plutonium bomb,
- superbomb,
- tactical nuclear weapons,
- thermonuclear bomb,
- thermonuclear warhead