The Collaborative International Dictionary
Atom bomb \At"om bomb`\, Atomic bomb \A*tom"ic bomb`\n. a bomb of great power in which the explosive energy is derived from the nuclear fission of a fissionable material, such as plutonium or uranium-235. It is a type of nuclear weapon. The strength of an atom bomb is measured in kilotons, i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a thousand tons of TNT. The first atomic bomb was manufactured in 1945.
Syn: A-bomb, fission bomb.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of atomic bomb English)
WordNet
n. 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) [syn: atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb]
Wikipedia
"Atom Bomb" is a single by the English electronic music band Fluke. Originally created for the soundtrack to the Wipeout 2097 video game, the track reached #20 in the UK music charts and brought Fluke their first non-club mainstream single. This song is also featured in part in other productions including the motion picture Behind Enemy Lines,'' X-Men'', the theatrical trailer for Paparazzi and the video game Enter the Matrix. The song along with "Pil" both appeared in the film The Saint.
It was originally a single from the Wipeout 2097 soundtrack and was then included on the Risotto album a year later. The packaging and discs were designed by The Designers Republic in their typical futurist style, with the character designed and illustrated by David J. Aldred. All of Fluke's subsequent releases from this single were also designed by the firm as were the first three games of the Wipeout series
The part-animated music video was directed by Shaun Magher, who also directed and supervised the animation.
Atom Bomb is an album by The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2005.
Atom Bomb is a 1964 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars K. Balaji, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in lead roles. The film had musical score by Br Lakshmanan.
Usage examples of "atom bomb".
The atom bomb is a disruptive dark-power device if anything ever was.
I don't know how they work, but when an atom bomb goes off near one of them, the thing sort of curls up and dies, and when it dies it shoots off a really strong gammaray laser beam.
It set off every atom bomb on the moon all at once and it ruined them!
It was reminiscent of Twentieth Century spy novels and of costume dramas of the days when there existed such things as atom bomb secrets.