NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear explosion mean? 

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

1. the explosion of an atomic bomb

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEAR EXPLOSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The explosion of an atomic bomb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

atomic explosion; nuclear explosion

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

bomb blast (the explosion of a bomb)

Meronyms (parts of "nuclear explosion"):

fireball (the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)