English Explanatory Dictionary

isomer bomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a type of theoretical radiological nuclear weapon that relies on an induced rapid change in the state of nuclear isomers to generate an intense gamma ray flash.

Word forms

isomer bomb isomer bombs isomeric bomb

Etymology

From isomer + bomb from being a bomb fuelled by nuclear isomer changes.

Synonyms

isomer weapon isomeric weapon nuclear isomer bomb nuclear isomeric bomb nuclear isomer weapon nuclear isomeric weapon
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