plutonium pit

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   a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives

   Synonymsplutonium trigger

   Broadertrigger

   Part ofatom bomb

Questions about plutonium pit

What does plutonium pit mean?

plutonium pit means "a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives".

What is another word for plutonium pit?

Close synonyms include plutonium trigger. 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.