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atomic bomb

/əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/US/əˈtɑmɪk bɑm/

atomic bomb noun: a nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.

atomic bomb: a nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission
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Noun

atomic bomb (plural atomic bombs)

  1. (countable) A 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 Center
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
    • Nine different countries have the atomic bomb as of 2022.
    Synonyms:
    the bomb

atomic bomb meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

atomic bomb in Hindi

nuclear weapon
परमाणु बम parmāṇu bam, परमाणुबम parmāṇubam, अणुबम aṇubam, एटमबम eṭambam

atomic bomb in Tamil

அணுக்குண்டு

atomic bomb in Marathi

nuclear weapon
अणुबॉम्ब aṇubŏmba

atomic bomb in Urdu

nuclear weapon
اَیٹَم بَم aiṭam bam
More languagesFewer languages
atomic bomb in Pashto
اتومي بم atūmi bam
atomic bomb in Tagalog
bomba atomika
atomic bomb in Arabic
قُنْبُلَة ذَرِّيَّة qunbula ḏarriyya
atomic bomb in Malay
bom atom
atomic bomb in Indonesian
bom atom
atomic bomb in Persian
بمب اتمی bomb-e atomi
atomic bomb in Thai
ระเบิดปรมาณู rá-bə̀ət-bpà-rá-maa-nuu
atomic bomb in Vietnamese
bom nguyên tử
atomic bomb in Myanmar
အဏုမြူဗုံး a.nu.mrubum:

Synonyms of atomic bomb

Forms of atomic bomb

pluralatomic bombs

Origin of atomic bomb

Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.

Words formed from atomic bomb

Questions about atomic bomb

What does atomic bomb mean?
Atomic bomb means a nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
What is atomic bomb in Hindi?
Atomic bomb in Hindi is परमाणु बम (parmāṇu bam), परमाणुबम (parmāṇubam), अणुबम (aṇubam). See Atomic bomb meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is atomic bomb?
Atomic bomb is a noun.
How do you pronounce atomic bomb?
Atomic bomb is pronounced /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/ (UK).
What is the plural of atomic bomb?
The plural of atomic bomb is atomic bombs.

Words near atomic bomb in the dictionary

  1. atomic age
  2. atomic authorization
  3. atomic authorizations
  4. atomic batteries
  5. atomic battery
  6. atomic bomb
  7. atomic bombs
  8. atomic buffalo turd
  9. atomic buffalo turds
  10. atomic clock
  11. atomic clocks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: atomic bomb (page history and authors); atomic bomb (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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