Hypernym

weapon of mass destruction 1

noun

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

Part_meronym

atomic warhead 1

noun

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

atomic weapon 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

Synonyms

nuclear weapon 1
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

Hyponym

atom bomb 1

noun

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)

hydrogen bomb 1

noun

a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

megaton bomb 1

noun

a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT

cobalt bomb 1

noun

a theoretical type of "salted bomb": a nuclear weapon designed to produce enhanced amounts of radioactive fallout, intended to contaminate a large area with radioactive material.

Part_holonym

atomic warhead 1

noun

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb