Etymology: H(3) + BOMB
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ nounUsage: usually capitalized H
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/aych"bom'/, n.
See hydrogen bomb.
[1945-50, Amer.]
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H-bomb see under ↑H (symbol).
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Hˈ-bomb noun
A hydrogen bomb
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Main Entry: ↑H
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hydrogen bomb: a type of nuclear bomb
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H-bomb «AYCH BOM», noun, verb.
–n.
= hydrogen bomb. (Cf. ↑hydrogen bomb)
–v.t.
to bomb with a hydrogen bomb.
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n. another term for hydrogen bomb
Origin:
1950s: from II (denoting hydrogen) + bomb
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/ˈeıʧˌbɑːm/ noun, pl -bombs [count]
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Word Origin:
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H-bombsee H III.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.