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atomic bomb
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
atomic bomb
(noun)
atomic bomb
noun
plural
atomic bombs
atomic bomb
noun
plural
atomic bombs
Britannica Dictionary definition of ATOMIC BOMB
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:
a bomb that produces an extremely powerful explosion when atoms are split apart
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called also
A-bomb
,
atom bomb
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