plutonium pit 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
Hypernym
trigger 2
noun
a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
Part_meronym
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)
EnglishPart_holonym
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)
