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Atom Bomb

Definition: Atom Bomb

Atom Bomb

Noun

1. A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element (uranium 235 or plutonium 239)).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Atom Bomb

Synonyms: atomic bomb (n), fission bomb (n), plutonium bomb (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Atom Bomb

English words defined with "atom bomb": atomic warheadbig, burstEmil Klaus Julius Fuchs, explosionFuchsKlaus FuchsLeo Szilardmomentous, monstrosityneutron bomb, nuclear warhead, nukeSzilardthermonuclear warhead. (references)

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Modern Usage: Atom Bomb

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Atom Bomb (1964)

Blonde Atom Bomb (1951)

Nature's Atom Bomb (1946)

Haseena Atom Bomb (1990)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Atom Bomb

DomainTitle

Books

  • Atom Bomb and the Future of Man (reference)

  • Clear Conscience: The Atom Bomb Vs. the Super Holocaust (reference)

  • Extreme Situations: Literature and Crisis from the Great War to the Atom Bomb (reference)

  • Hunt for Zero Point: One Man's Journey to Discover the Biggest Secret Since the Invention of the Atom Bomb (reference)

  • Otto Hahn: Nobel Prize and Atom Bomb (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Atom Bomb

Illustrations:
Atom Bomb

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Photo Album: Atom Bomb

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Composite photograph, (top) Allied war correspondent standing amid ruins of Museum of Science and Industry (now Genbaku Dome) in Hiroshima-shi, Japan, weeks after impact of atom bomb in 1945; (bottom) British demonstrators marching in neighborhood with si. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Atom bomb is a paper tiger which the U.S. reactionaries use to scare people ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Sounds Captioned with "Atom Bomb".

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Bomb; explode; explosion; atom bomb; bombshell; charge; device; explosive; grenade; hydrogen bomb; mine; missile; nuclear bomb; projectile; rocket; shell; ticker; torpedo; submarine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Atom Bomb

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

atom bomb

292

2 atom bomb war world

3

atom bomb picture

37

atom bomb movie

3

atom bomb hiroshima

13

atom bomb japan

3

atom bomb pic

10

atom bomb scientist

3

atom bomb history

9

atom bomb nagasaki

3

atom bomb hydrogen

6

atom bomb clip video

2

atom bomb video

5

atom bomb truman

2

atom bomb explosion

5

atom bomb fluke

2

atom bomb tattoo

5

atom bomb boy little

2

atom bomb.com

4

atom bomb first

2

atom bomb hiroshima nagasaki

3

1945 atom bomb hiroshima

2

atom bomb photo

3

1945 atom bomb hiroshima

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Atom Bomb

Language Translations for "atom bomb"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

atoombom, A-bom. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

asgjësoj me bombë atomike, shkatërroj me bombë atomike. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

хвърлям атомни бомби, атомна бомба. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

原子彈 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

atomová bomba. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

atoombom. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

atombombo. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

atomipommi. (various references)

   

French

  

bombe atomique (atomic bomb). (various references)

   

German

  

Atombombe (A-bomb, atomic bomb, nuke), Nuklearbombe. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

atombomba (a bomb, atomic bomb, nuclear bomb). (various references)

   

Italian

  

bomba atomica (atom). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

atombòm. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atomay ombbay

   

Portuguese

  

bomba atômica (a-bomb, atomic bomb). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сбрасывать атомные бомбы, атомнаябомба, атомная бомба (a bomb, abomb, A-bomb, a-bomb 2, atomic bomb). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

atomska bomba, baciti atomsku bombu. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

bomba atómica (a bomb, atomic bomb). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

atombomb (a bomb, A-bomb). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

atom bombası (a bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Atom Bomb

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-b-m-m-o-o-t"

-2 letters: bamboo.

-3 letters: abbot, baboo, mambo, taboo.

-4 letters: ambo, ammo, atom, boat, bomb, boob, boom, boot, bota, moat, moot, tomb, toom.

-5 letters: abo, bam, bat, boa, bob, boo, bot, mat, moa, mob, mom, moo, mot, oat, oot, tab, tam, tao, tom, too.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-b-m-m-o-o-t"
 

+5 letters: bamboozlement.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Sounds
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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