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English noun: plutonium pit

1. plutonium pit (artifact) a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives


Synonymsplutonium trigger


Broader (hypernym)trigger


Part meronymA-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb









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