a-bomb

1. 1.

   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)

   Synonymsatom bombatomic bombfission bombplutonium bomb

   Broadernuclear weaponbomb

   Narrowerclean bombdirty bombneutron bomb

   Partsplutonium trigger

Questions about a-bomb

What does a-bomb mean?

a-bomb means "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)".

How many syllables are in a-bomb?

a-bomb has 2 syllables: a--bomb. The stress falls on "a-".

What is another word for a-bomb?

Close synonyms include atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is a-bomb a common word?

a-bomb is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.