radiological weapon

noun

A weapon, often a bomb, designed to achieve injury or contamination of a target by dispersing harmful radioisotopes.

Meanings

nounradiological weapon (plural radiological weapons)

plural radiological weapons

  1. A weapon, often a bomb, designed to achieve injury or contamination of a target by dispersing harmful radioisotopes.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 放射性武器
  • 放射性武器 (fàngshèxìng wǔqì)bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
Finnish radiologinen ase
  • radiologinen asebomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
Russian радиологи́ческое ору́жие
  • радиологи́ческое ору́жие (radiologíčeskoje orúžije)bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
Spanish bomba radiológica
  • bomba radiológicabomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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