atomic bomb
A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fissionA nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
» The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
Первая атомная бомба была сброшена на Японию.
Перша атомна бомба була скинута на Японію.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
Atombombe
а́томная бо́мбаátomnaja bómba
а́томна бо́мбаátomna bómba
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)
(colloquial, uncountable)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.
Examples
23 sentencesThe first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
Перша атомна бомба була скинута на Японію.
ruПервая атомная бомба была сброшена на Японию.
Science produced the atomic bomb.
Наука створила атомну бомбу.
ruНаука создала атомную бомбу.
deDie Wissenschaft hat die Atombombe erfunden.
The treaty bans atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs.
ruДоговор запрещает использование атомных и водородных бомб.
deDas Abkommen verbietet die Anwendung von Atom- und Wasserstoffbomben.
They dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
ruОни сбросили атомную бомбу на Хиросиму.
deSie warfen eine Atombombe auf Hiroshima ab.
The atomic bomb destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima.
ruАтомная бомбардировка полностью разрушила Хиросиму.
deDie Atombombe hat Hiroshima vollkommen zerstört.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.
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Forms
plural: atomic bombs| Singular | atomic bomb |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- 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):atom bombA-bombfission bombplutonium bomb
Word family
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