ATOMIC EXPLOSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic explosion mean? 

• ATOMIC EXPLOSION (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC EXPLOSION has 1 sense:

1. the explosion of an atomic bomb

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC EXPLOSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC EXPLOSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The explosion of an atomic bomb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

atomic explosion; nuclear explosion

Hypernyms ("atomic explosion" is a kind of...):

bomb blast (the explosion of a bomb)

Meronyms (parts of "atomic explosion"):

fireball (the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)