Found 2 items, similar to hydrogen bomb.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hydrogen bomb hydrogen bomb n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb]
English → English (gcide) Definition: hydrogen bomb H-bomb \H"-bomb`\ ([=a]ch"b[o^]mb`) n. The hydrogen bomb, a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent. Syn: hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Nuclear weapon \Nu"cle*ar wea"pon\, n. A weapon of great explosive power, such as an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction. A fission weapon or a fusion weapon. The term includes atomic shells for cannon. [PJC]