atomic bomb

English - Turkish

Definition of atomic bomb in English Turkish dictionary

Onlar Hiroşima'ya bir atom bombası attılar. - They dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Atom bombası, 20. yüzyılın fizik ürünüdür. - The atomic bomb is the offspring of 20th century physics.

Atom bombası korkunç bir silahtır. - An A-bomb is a terrible weapon.

English - English

Definition of atomic bomb in English English dictionary: A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission; very destructive bomb whose immense power comes from a chain reaction of nuclear fission; The form atom bomb is also used, mainly in British English. An atomic bomb or an atom bomb is a bomb that causes an explosion by a sudden release of energy that results from splitting atoms. a nuclear bomb that splits atoms to cause an extremely large explosion. Weapon whose great explosive power results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of heavy elements such as plutonium or uranium (see nuclear fission). With only 11-33 lb (5-15 kg) of highly enriched uranium, a modern atomic bomb could generate a 15-kiloton explosion, creating a huge fireball, a large shock wave, and lethal radioactive fallout. The first atomic bomb, developed by the Manhattan Project during World War II, was set off on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert. The only atomic bombs used in war were dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and on Nagasaki three days later. In 1949 the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, followed by Britain (1952), France (1960), China (1964), India (1974), and Pakistan (1998). Israel and South Africa were suspected of testing atomic weapons in 1979. See also hydrogen bomb; Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty; nuclear weapon; {i} A-bomb
atomic bombs: plural form of atomic bomb