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neutron bomb

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُنْبُلَة نْيُوتْرُونِيَّة — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中子彈 /中子弹 (zhōngzǐdàn) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Dutch: neutronenbom — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Finnish: neutronipommi — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • French: bombe à neutrons — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • German: Neutronenbombe — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Hebrew: פצצת נייטרון — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Icelandic: nifteindasprengja — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Irish: buama neodrón — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Japanese: 中性子爆弾 (chūseishi bakudan) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Khmer: គ្រាប់បែកអព្យាកតាណូ (kruab baek ak pyeak ta no) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Korean: 중성자 폭탄 (jungseongja poktan) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Macedonian: неутро́нска бомба (neutrónska bomba) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Polish: bomba neutronowa — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Portuguese: bomba de neutrões — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Portuguese: bomba de nêutrons — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Portuguese: bomba de nêutron — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Romanian: bombă de neutroni — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Russian: нейтро́нная бо́мба (nejtrónnaja bómba) — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Spanish: bomba de neutrones — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Swedish: neutronbomb — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Thai: ระเบิดนิวตรอน — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons
  • Turkish: nötron bombası — atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons