Meaning Of The Word Hydrogen bomb

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What's The Definition Of Hydrogen bomb?

hydrogen bomb
countable noun: A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms.

hydrogen bomb in American English
an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H-bomb
noun: a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes

hydrogen bomb in British English
noun: a type of bomb in which energy is released by fusion of hydrogen nuclei to give helium nuclei. The energy required to initiate the fusion is provided by the detonation of an atomic bomb, which is surrounded by a hydrogen-containing substance such as lithi

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