atomic bomb

== English == === Etymology === Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈtɑmɪk bɑm/ === Noun === atomic bomb (plural atomic bombs) (countable, military) A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission. Synonyms: atom bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb (uncountable, colloquial, with the) The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack. Synonym: the bomb ==== Hypernyms ==== nuclear weapon, nuke, superbomb weapon of mass destruction, WMD ==== Coordinate terms ==== hydrogen bomb, H-bomb neutron bomb ==== Translations ==== === See also === nucleomitophobia