| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "H-bomb" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1950. (references) |
Specialty Expressions: H-bomb
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hydrogen bomb or H-bomb | Physics | (from Herman) An extremely powerful type of atomic bomb based on nuclear fusion. The atoms of heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) undergo fusion when subjected to the immense heat and pressure generated by the explosion of a nuclear fission unit in the bomb. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: H-bomb
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| H-Bomb | English | Hydrogen Bomb | N/A | |
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