Meaning

1 senses
  1. A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).

    Wasserstoffbombe

    водоро́дная бо́мбаvodoródnaja bómba

    термоя́дерна бо́мбаtermojáderna bómba, водне́ва бо́мбаvodnéva bómba

More definitions
  • a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The treaty bans atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs.

    ruДоговор запрещает использование атомных и водородных бомб. — Wezel

    deDas Abkommen verbietet die Anwendung von Atom- und Wasserstoffbomben. — xtofu80

  2. The treaty bans the use of atomic and hydrogen bombs.

    deDas Abkommen verbietet die Anwendung von Atom- und Wasserstoffbomben. — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
thermonuclear bomb:
Русский
By meaning 1
thermonuclear bomb:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
thermonuclear bomb:

Forms

plural: hydrogen bombs
Singularhydrogen bomb
Pluralhydrogen bombs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium:H-bombfusion bombthermonuclear bomb

See also

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