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English noun: fission bomb

1. fission bomb (artifact) 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)


SynonymsA-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, plutonium bomb


Broader (hypernym)atomic weapon, bomb, nuclear weapon


Narrower (hyponym)clean bomb, dirty bomb, neutron bomb


Part holonymplutonium pit, plutonium trigger









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