hydrogen bomb — ☆ hydrogen bomb n. an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H… … English World dictionary
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen bombs N COUNT A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms … English dictionary
hydrogen bomb — ► NOUN ▪ a nuclear bomb whose destructive power comes from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) … English terms dictionary
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen .bomb n a very powerful ↑nuclear bomb … Dictionary of contemporary English
hydrogen bomb — hydrogen ,bomb noun count an extremely powerful type of nuclear bomb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hydrogen bomb — noun a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium • Syn: ↑H bomb, ↑fusion bomb, ↑thermonuclear bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon, ↑atomic weapon, ↑bomb … Useful english dictionary
hydrogen bomb — H bomb H bomb ([=a]ch b[o^]mb ) n. The {hydrogen bomb}, a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrogen bomb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hydrogen bomb : singular hydrogen bomb plural hydrogen bombs an extremely powerful type of nuclear bomb … English dictionary
hydrogen bomb — Nuclear weapon Nu cle*ar wea pon, n. A weapon of great explosive power, such as an {atomic bomb} or a {hydrogen bomb}, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrogen bomb — vandenilinė bomba statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Termobranduolinė bomba, kurios užtaisas – deuteris ir tritis. atitikmenys: angl. H bomb; hydrogen bomb rus. водородная бомба ryšiai: sinonimas – H bomba … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
