Atomic Bomb (Noun)
Meaning
A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II.
- In 1945, the United States detonated atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi played key roles in the development of the atomic bomb.
- North Korea has claimed to possess a working atomic bomb, although its exact capabilities remain unclear.
- The impact of the atomic bomb on global politics and diplomacy cannot be overstated.