implosion bomb

noun

A nuclear bomb that uses implosion to compress the fissile material, so that it goes from subcritical to critical.

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Meanings

nounimplosion bomb (plural implosion bombs)

plural implosion bombs

  1. A nuclear bomb that uses implosion to compress the fissile material, so that it goes from subcritical to critical.
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