fusion bomb

British  

noun

1. Also called: thermonuclear bomb.   fission-fusion bomb.  a type of bomb in which most of the energy is provided by nuclear fusion, esp the fusion of hydrogen isotopes See also hydrogen bomb

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Example Sentences

In theory, a fission bomb could ignite a fusion bomb.

From Literature

Physicist Edward Teller wanted to focus their attention on building a fusion bomb.

From Scientific American

Such fusion bombs are far more powerful than the atomic bombs that employ nuclear fission, in which atoms are split rather than fused.

From Washington Post

But they did find evidence of the 1954 Castle Bravo test, a 15-megaton hydrogen fusion bomb test that obliterated three islands.

From Fox News

“You get a giant fusion bomb, a hydrogen bomb going off on top of this white dwarf star,” Dr. Shara said.

From New York Times