fission bomb 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
Hypernym
bomb 1
noun
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
nuclear weapon 1
noun
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
Part_meronym
a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
EnglishHyponym
clean bomb 1
noun
an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
dirty bomb 1
noun
an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
neutron bomb 1
noun
atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
Part_holonym
a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
