a type of bomb in which most of the energy is provided by nuclear fusion, esp the fusion of hydrogen isotopes
Also called: thermonuclear bomb, fission-fusion bomb
See also hydrogen bomb
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fu′sion bomb′.
- MilitarySee hydrogen bomb.
- 1945–50
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