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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
atom bomb (also atomic bomb)

▶noun a bomb which derives its destructive power from the rapid release of energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei.

'atom bomb' also found in these Oxford entries:

A-bomb - bikini - fission bomb

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