atomic bomb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈtɑmɪk bɑm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.
Meanings
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(countable) A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.
1945 August 6, Harry S. Truman, “Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima”, in UVA Miller Center Presidential Speeches, University of Virginia Miller Center:
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(colloquial, uncountable, with the) The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
Nine different countries have the atomic bomb as of 2022.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atomic bombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
hydrogen bomb · H-bomb · neutron bomb
Deriveds
Hypernyms
weapon of mass destruction · nuke · WMD · superbomb · nuclear weapon
Relateds
Synonyms
A-bomb · the bomb · fission bomb · atom bomb
Translations (94)
vi bom nguyên tử (nuclear weapon) · fy atoombom (nuclear weapon) · is kjarnorkusprengja (nuclear weapon) · gd boma atamach (nuclear weapon) · ca bomba atòmica (nuclear weapon) · da atombombe (nuclear weapon) · qu iñuku huk'i bomba (nuclear weapon) · tk atom bombasy (nuclear weapon) · sh а̀то̄мска̄ бо̑мба (nuclear weapon) · ro bombă atomică (nuclear weapon) · km គ្រាប់បែកបរមាណូ (nuclear weapon) · cs atomová bomba (nuclear weapon) · hi परमाणु बम (nuclear weapon) · hi परमाणुबम (nuclear weapon) · es bombo (nuclear weapon) · fo kjarnorkubumba (nuclear weapon) · nb atombombe (nuclear weapon) · sv atombomb (nuclear weapon) · ps اتومي بم (nuclear weapon) · tl bomba atomika (nuclear weapon) · ms bom atom (nuclear weapon) · se atomabomba (nuclear weapon) · bg а́томна бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · uz atom bombasi (nuclear weapon) · ja 原子爆弾 (nuclear weapon) · nl atoombom (nuclear weapon) · tt атом бомбасы (nuclear weapon) · bg я́дрена бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · is atómsprengja (nuclear weapon) · hi एटमबम (nuclear weapon) · uk а́томна бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · fa بمب اتمی (nuclear weapon) · fr bombe atomique (nuclear weapon) · cmn 原子彈 /原子弹 (nuclear weapon) · tg бомбаи атомӣ (nuclear weapon) · ko 원폭 (nuclear weapon) · az atom bombası (nuclear weapon) · it bomba A (nuclear weapon) · kk атом бомбасы (nuclear weapon) · it bomba atomica (nuclear weapon) · de Atombombe (nuclear weapon) · ro bombă nucleară (nuclear weapon) · hi अणुबम (nuclear weapon) · io atom-bombo (nuclear weapon) · mn цөмийн бөмбөг (nuclear weapon) · mk атомска бомба (nuclear weapon) · af atoombom (nuclear weapon) · he פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית (nuclear weapon) · be а́тамная бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · ka ატომური ბომბი (nuclear weapon) · id bom atom (nuclear weapon) · ug ئاتوم بومبىسى (nuclear weapon) · pdt Atommbomm (nuclear weapon) · pl bomba atomowa (nuclear weapon) · kl atomimik qaartartorsuaq (nuclear weapon) · nn atombombe (nuclear weapon) · hu atombomba (nuclear weapon) · lb Atombomm (nuclear weapon) · eo atombombo (nuclear weapon) · sq bombë atomike (nuclear weapon) · sk atómová bomba (nuclear weapon) · sl atomska bomba (nuclear weapon) · br bombezenn nukleel (nuclear weapon) · eu bonba atomikoa (nuclear weapon) · ky атом бомбасы (nuclear weapon) · kmr bomba atomê (nuclear weapon) · pt bomba atómica (nuclear weapon) · eo a-bombo (nuclear weapon) · oc bomba atomica (nuclear weapon) · hy ատոմային ռումբ (nuclear weapon) · lo ລະເບີດປະລໍາມະນູ (nuclear weapon) · ur اَیٹَم بَم (nuclear weapon) · fi ydinpommi (nuclear weapon) · es bomba atómica (nuclear weapon) · pt bomba atômica (nuclear weapon) · my အဏုမြူဗုံး (nuclear weapon) · mr अणुबॉम्ब (nuclear weapon) · th ระเบิดปรมาณู (nuclear weapon) · ar قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة (nuclear weapon) · la pȳrobolus atomicus (nuclear weapon) · sh àtōmskā bȏmba (nuclear weapon) · cy bom atomig (nuclear weapon) · el ατομική βόμβα (nuclear weapon) · rue атомо́ва бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · lv atombumba (nuclear weapon) · tr atom bombası (nuclear weapon) · nv łeetsoh beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh beeʼalį́į́h (nuclear weapon) · ja 原爆 (nuclear weapon) · ko 원자폭탄 (nuclear weapon) · ru а́томная бо́мба (nuclear weapon) · lt atominė bomba (nuclear weapon) · et aatomipomm (nuclear weapon) · lv kodolbumba (nuclear weapon) · ga buama adamhach (nuclear weapon)
wikipedia: H. G. Wells · wikidata: Q650051 · wikipedia: The World Set Free