splitting the atom (noun)

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• atom bomb — noun 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) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑fission bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear …   Useful english dictionary

• atom bomb — UK / US or atomic bomb UK / US noun [countable] Word forms atom bomb : singular atom bomb plural atom bombs Word forms atomic bomb : singular atomic bomb plural atomic bombs a bomb that causes a very large nuclear explosion from the energy it… …   English dictionary

• atom bomb — atom ,bomb or a,tomic bomb noun count a bomb that causes a very large nuclear explosion from the energy it produces by SPLITTING atoms (=breaking them apart) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …   History of philosophy

• plu|to|ni|um — «ploo TOH nee uhm», noun. a radioactive, metallic chemical element that is important in splitting the atom to produce atomic energy. It is produced artificially from uranium and found in minute quantities in pitchblende and other uranium ores.… …   Useful english dictionary

• atomic bomb — noun 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) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑fission bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear… …   Useful english dictionary

• nuclear energy — noun the energy released by a nuclear reaction • Syn: ↑atomic energy • Hypernyms: ↑energy, ↑free energy • Hyponyms: ↑atomic power, ↑nuclear power * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• chain reaction — noun 1. a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑chemical reaction, ↑reaction 2. a self sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by… …   Useful english dictionary

• fission — noun (U) technical 1 the process of splitting an atom to produce large amounts of energy or an explosion compare fusion (2) 2 the process of dividing a cell into two or more parts …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fission bomb — noun 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: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon,… …   Useful english dictionary

• plutonium bomb — noun 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: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑fission bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon,… …   Useful english dictionary