fission bomb

fis·sion bomb

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fish-uh n bom]
- /ˈfɪʃ ən bɒm/
- /ˈfɪʃ.ən bɒm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish-uh n bom]
- /ˈfɪʃ ən bɒm/

Definitions of fission bomb words

noun fission bomb atomic bomb. 1
noun fission bomb a bomb in which the energy is supplied by nuclear fission 0
noun fission bomb An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy. 0

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Origin of fission bomb

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Fission bomb

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fission bomb popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fission bomb

noun fission bomb

atomic bomb — An atomic bomb or an atom bomb is a bomb that causes an explosion by a sudden release of energy that results from splitting atoms.
a-bomb — An A-bomb is an atomic bomb.
nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
nuke — a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.

All 11 Synonyms of fission bomb