English noun: nuclear weapon | |||
1. | nuclear weapon (artifact) a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction | ||
Synonyms | atomic weapon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, fusion bomb, H-bomb, hydrogen bomb, megaton bomb, plutonium bomb, thermonuclear bomb | ||
Part holonym | atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead | ||