English

Etymology
Shortened form of atomic bomb.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power. Explosion caused by splitting an atom.

Synonyms
atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke (slang)

Translations
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Bosnian: atomska bomba#Bosnian|atomska bomba f
Chinese:
:Simplified: ��弹 (yuánzĭdàn)
:Traditional: ���
Croatian: atomska bomba#Croatian|atomska bomba f
Danish: atombombe c
Dutch: atoombom f
Estonian: aatomipomm
Finnish: atomipommi
French: bombe atomique f
German: Atombombe f
Greek: α�ομική β�μβα f
Hebrew: פצצ� �����ת|פְּצָצָ� �ֲ��ֹ�ִ�ת (petzatza atomít) f
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Icelandic: atómsprengja f
Japanese: ���弾 (�������, genshi bakudan)
Lithuanian: atomin� bomba f
Russian: а�омна� бомба (átomnaja bómba) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: а�ом�ка бомба#Serbian|а�ом�ка бомба f
:Roman: atomska bomba#Serbian|atomska bomba f
Swedish: atombomb c
Welsh: bom atomig
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Vietnamese: bom nguyên tử

Usage notes
The "A" in this term is always capitalized.

See also
chain reaction
dirty bomb
fall-out, fallout
H-bomb, hydrogen bomb
neutron bomb
WMD
w:nuclear weapon|Wikipedia article on nuclear weapons
w:Little Boy|Wikipedia article on the "Little Boy" A-bomb
w:Fat Man|Wikipedia article on the "Fat Man" A-bomb

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• 2007-11-10 22:44 - Conrad.Irwin - substing translations

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