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Definition of H-bomb
1. Noun. A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium.
Generic synonyms: Bomb, Atomic Weapon, Nuclear Weapon
Definition of H-bomb
1. Noun. hydrogen bomb ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of H-bomb
Literary usage of H-bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force by Robert Frank Futrell (1989)
"The Atomic Energy Commission's General Advisory Committee of scientists and
engineers opposed a crash program to develop an h-bomb on both technical and ..."
2. Reducing Nuclear Danger: The Road Away from the Brink by McGeorge Bundy, William J. Crowe, Sidney David Drell (1993)
"The first Soviet explosion, in 1949, generated the American h-bomb, and the Soviet
h-bomb went forward at the same time. A similar contest took place in ..."
3. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The new h-bomb, smaller and more powerful than the A-bomb, could be carried by
a smaller, less accurate ..."
4. Canadian Transportation and Distribution Management (1869)
"If it is "A" or "H" bomb attack, that will mean evacuation of the population.
... If, as has been said before, war starts with an "A" or an "H" bomb attack, ..."
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