Meanings
plural atomic bombs
- countablegovernmentA 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 CenterSynonyms: atom bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
nounThe possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans atoombom
- atoombomnuclear weapon
Arabic قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة
- قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة (qunbula ḏarriyya)nuclear weapon
Basque bonba atomikoa
- bonba atomikoanuclear weapon
Brazilian Portuguese bomba atômica
- bomba atômicanuclear weapon
Bulgarian я́дрена бо́мба, а́томна бо́мба
- я́дрена бо́мба (jádrena bómba)nuclear weapon
- а́томна бо́мба (átomna bómba)nuclear weapon
Catalan bomba atòmica
- bomba atòmicanuclear weapon
Chinese Mandarin 原子彈 /原子弹
- 原子彈 /原子弹 (yuánzǐdàn)nuclear weapon
Czech atomová bomba
- atomová bombanuclear weapon
Danish atombombe
- atombombenuclear weapon
Dutch atoombom
- atoombomnuclear weapon
Esperanto a-bombo, atombombo
- a-bombonuclear weapon
- atombombonuclear weapon
Estonian aatomipomm
- aatomipommnuclear weapon
European Portuguese bomba atómica
- bomba atómicanuclear weapon
Finnish ydinpommi
- ydinpomminuclear weapon
French bombe atomique
- bombe atomiquenuclear weapon
German Atombombe
- Atombombenuclear weapon
Greek ατομική βόμβα
- ατομική βόμβα (atomikí vómva)nuclear weapon
Hebrew פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית
- פְּצָצָה אֲטוֹמִית (ptsatsá atomít)nuclear weapon
Hindi परमाणु बम, परमाणुबम
- परमाणु बम (parmāṇu bam)nuclear weapon
- परमाणुबम (parmāṇubam)nuclear weapon
- अणुबम (aṇubam)nuclear weapon
- एटमबम (eṭambam)nuclear weapon
Hungarian atombomba
- atombombanuclear weapon
Icelandic atómsprengja, kjarnorkusprengja
- atómsprengjanuclear weapon
- kjarnorkusprengjanuclear weapon
Indonesian bom atom
- bom atomnuclear weapon
Irish buama adamhach
- buama adamhachnuclear weapon
Italian bomba atomica, bomba A
- bomba atomicanuclear weapon
- bomba Anuclear weapon
Japanese 原子爆弾, 原爆
- 原子爆弾 (genshi bakudan)nuclear weapon
- 原爆 (genbaku)nuclear weapon
Korean 원자폭탄, 원자탄
- 원자폭탄 (wonjapoktan)nuclear weapon
- 원자탄 (wonjatan)nuclear weapon
- 원폭 (wonpok)nuclear weapon
Latin pȳrobolus atomicus
- pȳrobolus atomicusnuclear weapon
Latvian atombumba, kodolbumba
- atombumbanuclear weapon
- kodolbumbanuclear weapon
Lithuanian atominė bomba
- atominė bombanuclear weapon
Malay bom atom
- bom atomnuclear weapon
Norwegian Bokmål atombombe
- atombombenuclear weapon
Polish bomba atomowa
- bomba atomowanuclear weapon
Romanian bombă atomică, bombă nucleară
- bombă atomicănuclear weapon
- bombă nuclearănuclear weapon
Russian а́томная бо́мба
- а́томная бо́мба (átomnaja bómba)nuclear weapon
Scottish Gaelic boma atamach
- boma atamachnuclear weapon
Slovak atómová bomba
- atómová bombanuclear weapon
Spanish bomba atómica, bombo
- bomba atómicanuclear weapon
- bombonuclear weapon
Swedish atombomb
- atombombnuclear weapon
Tagalog bomba atomika
- bomba atomikanuclear weapon
Thai ระเบิดปรมาณู
- ระเบิดปรมาณู (rá-bə̀ət-bpà-rá-maa-nuu)nuclear weapon
Turkish atom bombası
- atom bombasınuclear weapon
Ukrainian а́томна бо́мба
- а́томна бо́мба (átomna bómba)nuclear weapon
Urdu اَیٹَم بَم
- اَیٹَم بَم (aiṭam bam)nuclear weapon
Vietnamese bom nguyên tử
- bom nguyên tửnuclear weapon
Welsh bom atomig
- bom atomignuclear weapon
Cite this entry
atomic bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20bomb
“atomic bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20bomb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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