Definition

1. Noun:
   • Atomic bomb, A-bomb: A powerful explosive weapon whose destructive force comes from the rapid release of nuclear energy, caused by the fission (splitting) of heavy atomic nuclei such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hoa Kỳ đã thả hai quả bom nguyên tử xuống Nhật Bản vào năm 1945. (The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.)
  • Sức tàn phá của bom nguyên tử là khủng khiếp. (The destructive power of the atomic bomb is terrible.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical, political, and scientific contexts to discuss warfare, nuclear deterrence, and the ethics of nuclear weapons.

Variants and Related Words

• Vũ khí hạt nhân (n): Nuclear weapon (a broader category that includes atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs).
• Bom khinh khí (n): Hydrogen bomb, H-bomb (a thermonuclear weapon that uses fusion and is typically more powerful than a fission-based atomic bomb).

Synonyms

• A-bomb: Abbreviation for atomic bomb.
• Nuclear bomb: A more general term, though often used interchangeably with "atomic bomb" in common usage.
• Fission bomb: A technical term specifying the mechanism.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Kỷ nguyên bom nguyên tử: The atomic age.
  • Nhân loại bước vào kỷ nguyên bom nguyên tử sau Thế chiến thứ hai. (Humanity entered the atomic age after World War II.)
• Chạy đua vũ trang hạt nhân: Nuclear arms race.
  • Chiến tranh Lạnh đặc trưng bởi cuộc chạy đua vũ trang hạt nhân. (The Cold War was characterized by a nuclear arms race.)

noun

1. Atomic bomb, A-bomb