ALL meanings of hydrogen bomb
hy·dro·gen bomb
H h - noun hydrogen bomb a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes. 1
- noun hydrogen bomb thermonuclear explosive device 1
- noun hydrogen bomb A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium). 0
- countable noun hydrogen bomb A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms. 0
- noun hydrogen bomb a type of bomb in which energy is released by fusion of hydrogen nuclei to give helium nuclei. The energy required to initiate the fusion is provided by the detonation of an atomic bomb, which is surrounded by a hydrogen-containing substance such as lithium deuteride 0
- noun hydrogen bomb an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H-bomb 0