fission bomb

noun

An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy

“I heard the fission bomb test clearly and I was over a hundred miles away.”

Similar
atom bombatomic bombA-bombplutonium bomb
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Meanings

nounfission bomb (plural fission bombs)

plural fission bombs

  1. An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy

    I heard the fission bomb test clearly and I was over a hundred miles away.

Synonyms & antonyms

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)

Similar
atom bombatomic bombA-bombplutonium bomb
Broader
nuclear weaponatomic weaponbomb
Also see
a-bombatom bombatomic bombplutonium bomb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish fissionsbombe
  • fissionsbombetype of A-bomb
Finnish fissiopommi
  • fissiopommitype of A-bomb
Polish bomba atomowa
  • bomba atomowatype of A-bomb
Cite this entry
APA

fission bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fission%20bomb

MLA

“fission bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fission%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fission bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fission%20bomb.

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