A-bomb

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

A for atomic, and bomb

Noun

A-bomb (plural A-bombs)

1. An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power. Explosion caused by splitting an atom.

Synonyms

• atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke (slang)

Translations

atomic bomb

Bosnian: (atomska bomba) Chinese: Simplified: 原子弹 (yuánzĭdàn) Traditional: 原子彈 Danish: atombomb c Estonian: aatomipomm Finnish: atomipommi French: bombe atomique f German: Atombombe f Hebrew: פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית f Lithuanian: atominė bomba f

Swedish: atombomb c Welsh: (Bom Atomig)

See also

• chain reaction
• dirty bomb
• fall-out, fallout
• H-bomb, hydrogen bomb
• neutron bomb
• WMD
• Wikipedia article on nuclear weapons
• Wikipedia article on the "Little Boy" A-bomb
• Wikipedia article on the "Fat Man" A-bombzh:A-bomb